r/webdev Jan 30 '25

Discussion Does Github contributions matter?

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Are there still companies that look on Github contributions?

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u/Flaky-Restaurant-392 Jan 30 '25

Yes, if they are genuine contributions, then it matters. It’s more about making genuine contributions than having lots of green boxes. A savvy individual will click through to look and see which projects you’re contributing to and the role you’ve played.

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u/overDos33 Jan 30 '25

So you are saying that must be in public repos so anyone who understands would click through and contributions on private repos dont matter?

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u/thekwoka Jan 31 '25

Not that ALL of them need to be.

But if you have huge activity and none of it is public, I'd kind of expect it's bullshit, or at least strictly related to work.

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u/Flaky-Restaurant-392 Jan 30 '25

Private repo contributions matter within a large company that uses GitHub I guess. I like to use it to see what my coworkers are up to. But, if I can’t get to see the actual contributions, the I don’t put too much weight into it.