Yep. I agree with patio11's comment. I've had more success due to writing technical blog posts than anything. It's way more useful / beneficial then fluffing up

Yep. I agree with patio11's comment. I've had more success due to writing technical blog posts than anything. It's way more useful / beneficial then fluffing up a GitHub profile. I have several GitHub personal projects in the 1000 star range and literally no one looks at that or cares at all. It just gets me an unpaid side job answering users questions and reviewing PRs. But people email me all the time about stuff I've written online and that has often led to new opportunities. Plus writing online is also tons of fun for me and a great way to keep learning new things.