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I think Github is a tremendous resource, but while Github profiles can give a positive signal, they are not sufficient for negative filtering. Many, especially

I think Github is a tremendous resource, but while Github profiles can give a positive signal, they are not sufficient for negative filtering. Many, especially older developers it seems, only begrudgingly have a profile for tickbox judgments encountered during job seeking. The best developer I ever worked with just didn't care about bothering with a Github profile, and the worst guy I ever interviewed had an expansive profile, including a repo with 80+ stars that was trivial and terribly coded, and our team's conclusion was that he got his bootcamp associates to star it. At the end of the day it's a private company seeking a profit, and it's a little ridiculous that it's become defacto mandatory for proving you are a good developer, in the same (somewhat annoying and unfortunate) way that FaceBook has become defacto mandatory for proving you lead a social life.

good_vibes 9y ago
Excellent point. I asked this question based on two experiences: 1.) after attending a coding bootcamp for 6 weeks (didn't finish) and being around a lot of people who believed it to be important to 'job placement'. 2.) after someone I know who first asked to join their startup started to question by abilities because 'your github doesn't have much there. are you sure you know what you're doing?' Looking back, doing some HN searches, and after reading this thread...the bootcamp community in general sketches me out. And that guy having no technical skills, was not in any position to evaluate my skills.