From my perspective a GitHub portfolio might not be required to get hired, but if the code you've shared is bad code then it could keep you from getting hired.

From my perspective a GitHub portfolio might not be required to get hired, but if the code you've shared is bad code then it could keep you from getting hired. Edit: That doesn't mean I wouldn't have one. I do have one. I just imagine that a bunch of developers sitting around judging someone on publicly available code may not always be considered a positive.