The reality for the average person looking for a job is 1 out of 100 employers will ever look at an open source project you list on your resume. Its better tha

The reality for the average person looking for a job is 1 out of 100 employers will ever look at an open source project you list on your resume. Its better than nothing, better than others without projects, but it wont carry much weight unless its some widely used thing Only exception is if your project matches the company's market or their products very closely. That may get you a meaningful advantage