OT: CS education gone wrong (Was: Re: TDD is BS?)

[Walter Bright]

On 6/21/2013 4:10 AM, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> Except not everyone has the authorization to place their work code in such
> public places nor the availability or desire to code after work, just to please
> job interviewers.

True, but your odds of being 'discovered' go up enormously if you make such an 
effort to make yourself findable with a professional online persona.

It reminds me of some music superstars who started out singing at shopping 
malls, dive bars, weddings, anyplace they could get anyone to listen. They'd do 
this grind for a couple years until someone discovered them. The Beatles is one 
of those that comes to mind who did this.

Anyhow, I recommend that anyone who wants to promote their 'brand' and increase 
their prospects do:

1. get a domain name that is "yourname.com" and put on it your resume, links to 
significant things you've done, etc.

2. use your own name as your handle when posting professionally

3. submit presentation proposals about your work to conferences

4. blog or otherwise write articles about your work or some neat tech thing you 
figured out

5. get a twitter account & github account in your own name - even if you don't 
use it, reserve it for when you do want to

etc. Essentially, you want to own your online persona. Read any of Donald 
Trump's books on how he operates, it's the same thing. Gene Simmons is another 
one who excels at promoting himself.