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My Github has projects I have worked on in the past. Most of them are stable and don't need anything more than a few npm dependency updates a year. Linking to

My Github has projects I have worked on in the past. Most of them are stable and don't need anything more than a few npm dependency updates a year. Linking to it to see these projects is useful to the kind of company that wants to see some small things I've built. If fake contributions to a private repo will tick a box somewhere, so be it.

kube-system 4y ago
> If fake contributions to a private repo will tick a box somewhere, so be it. In what scenario does it? I am suggesting that such a scenario does not exist. There are three types of people who might read your resume: * people who are technical and will look at your code. (Likely, the author is in this camp) * people who are technical and don’t have the time to click on your GitHub link * people who don’t know what a commit is
- Arainach 4y ago
  The scenario is the author of this blogpost, who apparently wants to see that I'm dedicated enough to write code every day. I am, but it's for my employer, not the public. I'm not going to go home and waste even more hours of my life in front of a keyboard to prove that I'm doing something I already am.
  - kube-system 4y ago
    I am sure the author is aware that not all software is public. I think the authors point is that you should find the best way to demonstrate your dedication, not that you have to do it in any one particular way.
    - Arainach 4y ago
      If employers use stupid metrics, they get stupid data. Making a Github account look active is exactly as honest (in some ways more) as saying with a straight face that I'm passionate about <boring sector served by company's product>, and that's been required for decades.
      - kube-system 4y ago
        Yeah, that attitude is plenty enough to get you a job at a megacorp looking for a good-enough coder to fill a position. But early stage startups, as mentioned in this article, don’t really work that way. You’ll be working closely with people who are enthusiastic enough about the company to make major sacrifices to be there, and they will want to work with people who feel the same way whenever possible. You’ll be interviewing with these people, they will be senior, and they’ll recognize feigned enthusiasm.

kube-system 4y ago

> If fake contributions to a private repo will tick a box somewhere, so be it. In what scenario does it? I am suggesting that such a scenario does not exist. There are three types of people who might read your resume: * people who are technical and will look at your code. (Likely, the author is in this camp) * people who are technical and don’t have the time to click on your GitHub link * people who don’t know what a commit is

Arainach 4y ago
The scenario is the author of this blogpost, who apparently wants to see that I'm dedicated enough to write code every day. I am, but it's for my employer, not the public. I'm not going to go home and waste even more hours of my life in front of a keyboard to prove that I'm doing something I already am.
- kube-system 4y ago
  I am sure the author is aware that not all software is public. I think the authors point is that you should find the best way to demonstrate your dedication, not that you have to do it in any one particular way.
  - Arainach 4y ago
    If employers use stupid metrics, they get stupid data. Making a Github account look active is exactly as honest (in some ways more) as saying with a straight face that I'm passionate about <boring sector served by company's product>, and that's been required for decades.
    - kube-system 4y ago
      Yeah, that attitude is plenty enough to get you a job at a megacorp looking for a good-enough coder to fill a position. But early stage startups, as mentioned in this article, don’t really work that way. You’ll be working closely with people who are enthusiastic enough about the company to make major sacrifices to be there, and they will want to work with people who feel the same way whenever possible. You’ll be interviewing with these people, they will be senior, and they’ll recognize feigned enthusiasm.