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No! - You likely won't, because of Spolsky [1] And... your parent commenter is right: "When it comes to hiring, I'll take a Github commit log over a resume any

No! - You likely won't, because of Spolsky [1] And... your parent commenter is right: "When it comes to hiring, I'll take a Github commit log over a resume any day.", jeresig [2] [1] The development abstraction layer (http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DevelopmentAbstraction.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DevelopmentAbstractio...) [2] John Resig on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jeresig/status/33968704983138304 https://twitter.com/jeresig/status/33968704983138304)

zerr 12y ago
At least you should try. Maybe start small (and stay small..), there is always some path to escape from cubicle nation.. ;) As for "github is your CV" hype: http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-and-the-oss-community http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-an... https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-cv/ https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-c...
- mqsiuser 12y ago
  On "the ethics of unpaid labor": YOU haven't been to a good university ? And on "Why github is not your CV": Your animated gif is not advancing the discussion AND nobody said that github=yourCV. You can bend reality (to your favour) but just not too much!
  - zerr 12y ago
    > Your animated gif is not advancing the discussion Hmm, sorry, when I opened it used to be an article actually (and it is not mine). Here is the cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yFBroqO-1nkJ:https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-cv/ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yFBroqO... >You can bend reality (to your favour) but just not too much! This might be reality in some hipster web startup scene. I'm glad I'm not in that domain.
    - mqsiuser 12y ago
      The URL is valid (copy and paste or type it in). BUT: If you go there from HN he dispays just the gif Wow, ... he seems to protect his article from the HN-crowd :-D
- flinkblinkhink 12y ago
  Github isn't your CV but one of the realities of human nature is that public recognition increases your standing in the eyes of job interviewers.
  - mqsiuser 12y ago
    Europe is very conservative: Standing out might be even a downer. But generally good public (e.g. on github) standing should justifiy you a job (maybe even a highly paid one) EDIT: Wow, thanks for the downvotes: Just to let you know: I LIVE (and work since almost 10 years) IN Europe! I have 2 (relevant!) projects on github and usually don't talk about them at hiring situations (though they are mentioned in my CV and are actually used (and appreciated) by people out there) But look... you may just know better (and I am eager to hear your reply) !
    - ZenoArrow 12y ago
      I didn't downvote you, but I found some of those statements odd. What exactly did you mean by "Europe is very conservative: Standing out might be even a downer."? I live in Europe too, in the UK, and know it's important to talk about personal projects if you're not entering a super-corporate environment. That you choose to downplay your experience is up to you, but I wouldn't say it was sound advice for others.
- icecreampain 12y ago
  Your first link says that it's mostly overpriviliges white men with a lot of spare time that have Github accounts or commit to OSS in their spare time. The bottom of the article states: "Your donation helps me continue to write, speak at conferences on these subjects, and create more projects which further the cause of diversity in tech." The article author is a biased, professional SJW. Of course nobody else other than fat, white, Christian, worthless male scum have time for any OSS projects in their free time: THEY'RE PRIVILIGED. And not only that, github has a checkbox when registering that asks you for your gender. If you tick "female" then you're not allowed to register and are therefore physically incapable of committing anything.
- serf 12y ago
  god, the things Ashe Dryden writes are toxic, regardless of her popularity (or , perhaps, vocal-ity). > "So that we're all on the same page, let's take a look at what the landscape of open source contribution looks like. Someone's made a handy gist of the most active GitHub users (from Nov 10, 2012 through Nov 10, 2013) (thanks to @jclermont for the link). A quick glance through the list shows that the overwhelming majority of these users are white men." Just to clarify, these are pictures of users she's looking at. meanwhile at the bottom of the page.. > "I hesitate to break down actual percentages because attempting to discern someone's race or gender identity from their photo and name is dodgy business." Ugghh, I wish she'd write honestly: "I know that I can't reliably estimate things by eyeballing them, but I will anyway. As long as I cite my indiscretion later on, I can write whatever the fuck I want to."

zerr 12y ago

At least you should try. Maybe start small (and stay small..), there is always some path to escape from cubicle nation.. ;) As for "github is your CV" hype: http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-and-the-oss-community http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/the-ethics-of-unpaid-labor-an... https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-cv/ https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-c...

mqsiuser 12y ago
On "the ethics of unpaid labor": YOU haven't been to a good university ? And on "Why github is not your CV": Your animated gif is not advancing the discussion AND nobody said that github=yourCV. You can bend reality (to your favour) but just not too much!
- zerr 12y ago
  > Your animated gif is not advancing the discussion Hmm, sorry, when I opened it used to be an article actually (and it is not mine). Here is the cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yFBroqO-1nkJ:https://blog.jcoglan.com/2013/11/15/why-github-is-not-your-cv/ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yFBroqO... >You can bend reality (to your favour) but just not too much! This might be reality in some hipster web startup scene. I'm glad I'm not in that domain.
  - mqsiuser 12y ago
    The URL is valid (copy and paste or type it in). BUT: If you go there from HN he dispays just the gif Wow, ... he seems to protect his article from the HN-crowd :-D
flinkblinkhink 12y ago
Github isn't your CV but one of the realities of human nature is that public recognition increases your standing in the eyes of job interviewers.
- mqsiuser 12y ago
  Europe is very conservative: Standing out might be even a downer. But generally good public (e.g. on github) standing should justifiy you a job (maybe even a highly paid one) EDIT: Wow, thanks for the downvotes: Just to let you know: I LIVE (and work since almost 10 years) IN Europe! I have 2 (relevant!) projects on github and usually don't talk about them at hiring situations (though they are mentioned in my CV and are actually used (and appreciated) by people out there) But look... you may just know better (and I am eager to hear your reply) !
  - ZenoArrow 12y ago
    I didn't downvote you, but I found some of those statements odd. What exactly did you mean by "Europe is very conservative: Standing out might be even a downer."? I live in Europe too, in the UK, and know it's important to talk about personal projects if you're not entering a super-corporate environment. That you choose to downplay your experience is up to you, but I wouldn't say it was sound advice for others.
icecreampain 12y ago
Your first link says that it's mostly overpriviliges white men with a lot of spare time that have Github accounts or commit to OSS in their spare time. The bottom of the article states: "Your donation helps me continue to write, speak at conferences on these subjects, and create more projects which further the cause of diversity in tech." The article author is a biased, professional SJW. Of course nobody else other than fat, white, Christian, worthless male scum have time for any OSS projects in their free time: THEY'RE PRIVILIGED. And not only that, github has a checkbox when registering that asks you for your gender. If you tick "female" then you're not allowed to register and are therefore physically incapable of committing anything.
serf 12y ago
god, the things Ashe Dryden writes are toxic, regardless of her popularity (or , perhaps, vocal-ity). > "So that we're all on the same page, let's take a look at what the landscape of open source contribution looks like. Someone's made a handy gist of the most active GitHub users (from Nov 10, 2012 through Nov 10, 2013) (thanks to @jclermont for the link). A quick glance through the list shows that the overwhelming majority of these users are white men." Just to clarify, these are pictures of users she's looking at. meanwhile at the bottom of the page.. > "I hesitate to break down actual percentages because attempting to discern someone's race or gender identity from their photo and name is dodgy business." Ugghh, I wish she'd write honestly: "I know that I can't reliably estimate things by eyeballing them, but I will anyway. As long as I cite my indiscretion later on, I can write whatever the fuck I want to."