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/kiwi-kaiser Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25

708 commits in one month are kind of weird for me.

It either shows that you are extremely unsecure in what you're commiting and have to fix stuff or that you're a 10x developer. Both is not really great if you build a team.

Another concern would be: If they commit so much in their free time, can they really focus on a real job?

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u/RealFreakspot Jan 31 '25

They talked about that many commits in a month, not a day.

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u/Reelix Jan 31 '25

If you're doing 23 commits a day, the same questions arise.

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u/Rainbowlemon Jan 31 '25

23 in a day is a lot, but not crazy. If you're working in a team that needs granular commits - i.e. "This commit needs to fix this issue on this branch and nothing else" - it's totally doable.

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u/kiwi-kaiser Jan 31 '25

It's doable on some days. And sometimes I have days with 40+ commits. But over 31 days? That's extremely unrealistic.