What's wrong with bringing code to a programming job interview ?
I'm baffled by the responses to [another question][1] that say you *shouldn't* bring a code portfolio to a programming job interview.

Why the heck not ? Others [recommend][2] this; it's even one of the "classic" stories in [Peopleware][3]:

> “It would be ludicrous to think of
> hiring a juggler without first seeing
> him perform. That’s just common sense.
> Yet when you set out to hire an
> engineer or a designer or a programmer
> or a group manager, the rules of
> common sense are often suspended. You
> don’t ask to see a design or a program
> or anything. In fact, the interview is
> just talk.”

So, what gives ? Any "war stories" of what went wrong when you showed up with a code portfolio ? Or of when you interviewed a candidate who had one ?

  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/519219/what-to-bring-to-a-programming-interview
  [2]: http://grok-code.com/58/the-power-of-a-programming-portfolio/
  [3]: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633439
What's wrong with bringing code to a programming job interview ?
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I'm baffled by the responses to [another question][1] that say you *shouldn't* bring a code portfolio to a programming job interview.

Why the heck not ? Others [recommend][2] this; it's even one of the "classic" stories in [Peopleware][3]:

> “It would be ludicrous to think of
> hiring a juggler without first seeing
> him perform. That’s just common sense.
> Yet when you set out to hire an
> engineer or a designer or a programmer
> or a group manager, the rules of
> common sense are often suspended. You
> don’t ask to see a design or a program
> or anything. In fact, the interview is
> just talk.”

So, what gives ? Any "war stories" of what went wrong when you showed up with a code portfolio ? Or of when you interviewed a candidate who had one ?

  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/519219/what-to-bring-to-a-programming-interview
  [2]: http://grok-code.com/58/the-power-of-a-programming-portfolio/
  [3]: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633439