I've been thinking about how we assess software engineering skills, and I'm curious about others' thoughts on using open source contributions as a primary metri

I've been thinking about how we assess software engineering skills, and I'm curious about others' thoughts on using open source contributions as a primary metric. My hypothesis is that real-world collaboration and communication skills, as demonstrated through open source work, are more indicative of a developer's capabilities than typical coding quizzes. (I tried OtherBranch's sample coding problem mentioned at their post, https://www.otherbranch.com/practice-coding-problem https://www.otherbranch.com/practice-coding-problem, and got this opinion.) With the rise of AI tools, I believe the ability to effectively use these to enhance one's contributions is becoming increasingly valuable. For those who hire or work with other developers: 1. How much weight do you give to a candidate's open source contributions? 2. Do you find that strong open source contributors tend to be better collaborators? 3. How do you balance assessing technical skills vs. communication/collaboration abilities? I'm working on a platform to facilitate this new assessment with personalized LLM support. So I'd love to hear your experiences and thoughts!