What if other professions hired like software development?
<i>Thanks for your interest in Bueller and Co. accounting. We love to hire the most passionate accountant rock stars in the industry. In advance of the interview, please send us links to some of the side accounting projects you’ve done for fun in your spare time.</i><p>But the difference is, good programmers actually <i>LIKE</i> to code.  Even in our spare time.  For fun.  A better analogy is a graphic artist.  &quot;Show us some of your oil paintings&#x2F;charcoal sketches&#x2F;etc.&quot;  They won&#x27;t be doing any oil paintings at work, but they probably paint&#x2F;sketch&#x2F;etc. for fun.  At least the good ones.