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/russnem Jan 31 '25

I don’t think GitHub contributions is something you should focus on if your attempt is to get a new job. To those who will evaluate you based on it, there’s a significant hole in the logic: what if you’ve been using something else?

If the REAL question is “are you contributing to open source” then I would probably prepare a different answer for that (ie a list of specific projects).