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Yes, github can be falsified, but that doesn't mean it's useless. It's really not that hard to look at a repo and figure out if the things there are likely to
by mightybyte 10y ago
Yes, github can be falsified, but that doesn't mean it's useless. It's really not that hard to look at a repo and figure out if the things there are likely to be real or not. Is it an absolute guarantee? No. Should an extensive github history be an absolute requirement for jobs? No. But it can be a tremendous source of signal if you spent a few minutes actually looking at commits to find some evidence that the person has committed non-trivial code for a project that is not something generic that could be found on StackOverflow.
- paulryanrogers 10y ago"But it can be a tremendous source of signal..." Does relying upon such a signal risk putting minorites--who typically have less free time--at a disadvantage?
- mightybyte 10y agoI don't consider github to be a requirement and am completely open to hiring people who don't have any work on github. I view github code as a sanity check that helps me reduce false negatives from the other steps in the hiring process.