u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Well, they're certainly years ahead of "*my weather app"* (that basically just showcases how underprepared you are in every way). I think it's unreasonable to expect a school project that somehow demonstrates that you have 2 years of on-the-job experience (real mid level code) (
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I mean just look at the code yourself! I looked at two of the recent launches and found tons of commented out code without any reason why. Like a rushed school project flailing to the finish line, and then no further changes made to clean it up. It's not anywhere near real "work" in any stretch of the imagination - at least at strong tech companies, maybe it is at other companies.
Again, not bashing the students, it's just the nature of doing this thing in 3-4 weeks. Even though people can keep working on the projects - with vast majority not doing so - I see massive problems in the long standing stable OSP projects as well - like the ability for a bad actor to wipe a bunch of data from their database (which was disclosed privately to them)