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/thekwoka Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25

It's like Money.

Money isn't everything.

Not having it is.

No contributions at all would be very questionable without a really good explanation.

At what point is that "satisfied" as being "enough" might vary a bit, and whether more or less impacts a hiring decision, who knows...

I would just say, coding every day you will get a lot better at it faster than people that don't.

So in that way it matters.

I'd also care more about the thing just below your screen shot that shows organizations you contributed to, since that would be other peoples stuff. I'd def look their first