Comment on is it just me or GitHub is turning into some sort of LinkedIn

• sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  …or surgeons who perform surgery in their free time.

  I suspect surgeons doing surgery in their off hours wouldn’t be just weird, but also very creepy.

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  • quantum_mechanic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I suppose this happens already, with there being a black market for human organs after all.

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  • ndotb@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can think of surgeon examples but I’ve never heard of Recruiters Without Borders. Unless it’s just CapGemini

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• custom_situation@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  there are tons of developers and technical folks that still find it fun and enjoyable to work on personal projects.

  i mean, how else do you build new skills or gain familiarity without stuff you don’t use at work?

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  • cliffhanger407@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s called a hobby. And hobbies are great and lots of fun.

    Monetizing hobbies turns them back into a job.

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    • custom_situation@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “programming” is so broad though. surely there’s room to have it be both work and a hobby ?

      i mean, it is for me and lots of folks i know.

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      • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah same as artists, would you rather commission an artist who says ‘i don’t really like art it’s just a 9-5’ or someone who say ‘art is a passion, I love creating and am part of various art communities to develop and grow my skills’

        Musicians, writers, photographers, all the creative industries are full of people totally dedicated to their passion or at least deeply interested in their field - of course people are going to want to employ someone that constantly improves and evolves their knowledge and skills

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  • hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i mean, how else do you build new skills or gain familiarity without stuff you don’t use at work?

    Woodshedding. I can not learn as fast if I’m weighed down by the idea that every piece of code I check-in needs to be production ready.

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  • lowleveldata@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Easy. Just don’t work at work and read articles on hackernews instead.

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