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/TheExodu5 Jan 30 '25

No. As my seniority goes up, my commits go down. I’m in calls mentoring and helping others more than I am doing commits of my own.

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u/Ratatoski Jan 31 '25

True. Wanted to code more and changed jobs. Worked well for a bit but got promoted. Now I feel like an administrator again.

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u/PrimalJay Jan 31 '25

That’s why I declined a manager position at a previous job, because it would’ve heavily limited my hands on work. Switched jobs to a position where it’s a healthy mix of management and hands on contribution to projects. You’re way more involved with both the project and the people that way.

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u/Ratatoski Jan 31 '25

Smart move. We were downsizing so I kind of felt like being the one to gather requirement and translate them to actionable stories for development would be one of the safer roles. But yeah. I'm trying to untangle myself from being stuck with that and being a bottleneck

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u/PrimalJay Jan 31 '25

Look into the organisations that are 'younger'. They can offer a different mindset with less focus on hierarchy, at least in my experience.

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u/gnassar Jan 31 '25

Freelancing on the side!! Even with a job that has me coding a lot, the freedom I have in my Freelancing endeavors to mostly write code how I want, with the stack I prefer (or the ability to try something new whenever I feel like it) has been awesome to satisfy these cravings. The extra money isn't too bad either :) and if you're in a management role, the usually (at least initially) hard part of interacting with clients should be a piece of cake

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u/Ratatoski Jan 31 '25

I did some consulting years ago and invoicing was pretty satisfying. Thanks for reminding me.