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I like having more green boxes than not on github. But at least 10% of my little green boxes are just commits little nonsense commits I made for the sake of get
by Taylor_OD 6y ago
I like having more green boxes than not on github. But at least 10% of my little green boxes are just commits little nonsense commits I made for the sake of getting a green box.
Is a potential employer ever going to look over every one of my commits to see what percentage are meaningful? Nope. Will a potential employer look and see a lot of green boxes and think that makes me more qualified or passionate? You bet your ass they will and have.
Is that good? I don't think so but I'll keep doing it as long as it helps me get paid.
- MaulingMonkey 6y ago> Is a potential employer ever going to look over every one of my commits to see what percentage are meaningful? Nope. What they'll do instead is look at a semi-random sampling of your repositories and commits. They don't need to look at every commit to get a statistically meaningful sampling of what your commits look like, and they can look at even less to get a vague, rough idea of what you're up to.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoThat’s the sort of thing I thought employers did when I was younger, but let me disabuse you of that superstition before you waste more of your time. And if you really do believe it, then you can fill in a 100% green grid with a trivial script.
- Taylor_OD 6y agoI'm about a month into my first full time dev job. I know that in my job search the activity on github played a role. It is likely much less important or noted for someone with more experience.