While the author makes some valid points, I disagree with the general stance of the post (and, more broadly, quite dislike most generalizations like that). Obvi

While the author makes some valid points, I disagree with the general stance of the post (and, more broadly, quite dislike most generalizations like that). Obviously, no decent hiring manager in their right mind will base their decision purely on someone's GitHub profile. At the same time, relevant profiles with enough information could be a very useful signal and data point. In other words, I think that using GitHub profiles to augment other available information is a worthwhile element of the overall hiring strategy for [software] engineering teams.