That makes sense. It's also how I look at hiring. People who have made good contributions to our codebase (arvados.org) are first in line.
Being able to look past the resume and pick up good people who don't fit a traditional pattern is definitely a skill. Business people tend to not understand this because they are stuck on matching patterns. In other words, don't let non-technical people be in charge of hiring developers :)
Being able to look past the resume and pick up good people who don't fit a traditional pattern is definitely a skill. Business people tend to not understand this because they are stuck on matching patterns. In other words, don't let non-technical people be in charge of hiring developers :)