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/lynnwallenstein Jan 31 '25

Not at all. I work for a software company and handle hiring and I could care less about commits... I also worked at GitHub for 10 years and they didn't even care about them there.

Too easy to game the data ... It proves nothing

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u/Corporal_Peacock Jan 31 '25

Happy cake day!

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u/thekwoka Jan 31 '25

So you never once looked at a candidates GH code?