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The main thing that makes me wary of relying on something like GH in particular (esp. suggestions like scraping its API for data) is that not everybody uses tho
by tazjin 6y ago
The main thing that makes me wary of relying on something like GH in particular (esp. suggestions like scraping its API for data) is that not everybody uses those.
For example, almost all of my open-source contributions happen on privately hosted infrastructure. Instead of looking at my Github you'd have to look at my Gerrit[0] - otherwise you might get the impression I have no active open-source footprint.
I think it is valuable to look at publicly available contributions of candidates, as long as it's not constrained to a particular location.
[0]: https://cl.tvl.fyi/q/owner:mail%2540tazj.in https://cl.tvl.fyi/q/owner:mail%2540tazj.in
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y agoYou're right (and, from what I can see, talented). But it doesn't hurt to have it out there, on a case-by-case basis. If I were interviewing two candidates, and one has a big open-source history available (regardless of the vehicle), then that candidate automatically has more value to me. I may not hire them, as their history may show something that I don't like (damolcean sword, and all that), but they make my life, as an evaluator, easier.