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Charles256
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To all you programmers. Do you include sample source code with your resume? If so, what code qualifies to go in with the resume?
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Post by onion2k »

I don't. I'd be unemployed if I did.

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Post by Charles256 »

is the code that bad?;)
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Post by Roja »

onion2k wrote:I don't. I'd be unemployed if I did. :twisted:
Sadly, I have to agree here, but I'll explain a bit.

Most of the work I do is either unavaiable to be published (work for a corporation), OR, is an improvement over existing code.

In the case of existing code, its usually an online web-based game (which traditionally gets very little respect from employers), which is filled with a huge amount of legacy code - much of which would not get me hired.

Personally, if someone is going to evaluate my work, I hope that they evaluate on the basis of change - "What did he change in this file, and is it better than what was there before".

By that measurement, I feel completely confident. But unfortunately, thats not the criteria that including code in your resume results in. :)
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

Yep I work in PHP for a living and no I can't send code with a CV/Resume. That's for the same reason as Roja stated first.... it's not available to the public domain since it's slightly sensitive.

What I used to do was just put the URL of my portfolio (Mostly design work) on my CV. It's incredible when I look back just 12 months and realise how much I've learnt since then compared to to how much I thought I new back then. I guess in 2 years time I'll be looking back to now and thinking the exact same thing :P
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Post by sheila »

I've never sent code. I usually send a link to a page on my website that lists some of the projects I have worked on. Sometimes I send a link to a demo for a password protected application.
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