Interviewing: A developer should have a portfolio

I recently started interviewing for some contract positions, one a Software Developer in Test position and one a Senior Software Developer position. I am deeply surprised by the candidates complete lack of having an online presence. As I thought more about this, I realized that we have reached a point of maturity in the Software Developer roles that portfolios are now expected. I expected every candidate to have an active account on some open source source control repository, i.e. GitHub, and have a portfolio of code there. Portfolio When it is time to interview for a position as a developer, you should have a portfolio. The days of coding on a whiteboard should be over. Instead, an interviewer should be able to easily see your code and what you have or haven't done. There shouldn't be a question about whether you can write code. Instead, the question should be: Based on the code we can see this individual has written, can they be a good fit for our team? Proprietary code Your portfolio cannot include proprietary code.

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