We Only Hire the Trendiest (2016)
One frustration I&#x27;ve had recently is the number of companies encouraging or requiring code in the public sphere.  They want to see open-source contributions or an active and impressive personal github page.  If your employer is protective of their  IP ( mine is ) and&#x2F;or you are not willing to spend evenings and and weekends on pet projects, you are out of the running.<p>Also<p>&gt;But if you think programmers aren&#x27;t elitist, try wearing a suit and tie to an interview sometime.<p>If I had my way this would be considered employment discrimination and  grounds for a lawsuit.  At minimum it blatantly discriminates against national origin, expecting an engineer fresh from Nigeria to understand these secret &#x27;culture&#x27; norms. Age? Race? Religion?  Is a Muslim woman wearing a hijab going have any chance of making it past the first phone interview?  I have my doubts.