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by jit_hacker 4354 days ago
Yea, this is definitely true. My comment about the code was more in terms of being able to actually run a live version of what you've done in the past, either as a demo or just a refresher for your own purposes.

And also, part of my concern that wasn't well pointed out, was in some cases those previous companies may not even exist. You couldn't even "point to the company" and say I worked there, on that.
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qeorge 4354 days ago
"being able to actually run a live version of what you've done in the past"

This is a non-starter. Its not your IP; you can't keep a copy around (even if its just for archival purposes).

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PeterisP 4354 days ago
For most business line apps (i.e., the majority of code that's being written in the world) there's small chance a developer would be able to run a live demo of their code. If the code was freely available, it wouldn't meaningfully run without all the other connected systems and [semi-]live data - a live demo can exist (and often does, to be shown to potential customers or such), but it usually requires a bunch of dedicated servers and periodic work from operations team to configure & maintain it.
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pjc50 4354 days ago
At least if the company doesn't exist they're not going to complain about it. Although whoever ended up with the IP in the liquidation sale might.

Running a live version of old software is often surprisingly hard, as it will depend on other old software or nonexistent systems. VMs make this a bit easier, but if it's a distributed or embedded system that doesn't work either.

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