Github

Should I make an account to store my cool projects and scripts?
Should it have my IRL information if I'd like for it to help me get a job one day?

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yes

a most definite yes to both. people start late and regret it.

It's called GitLab now, user.

This. It's so much better, it's open source and is not ruled by micro$oft.

t. unemployed

The gui is so much worse. If you're not using GitHub then you should probably host stuff yourself

>need to choose a platform to publish his cool projects and scripts
>suggest a platform not owned by micropenis
>reeee unemployed
Ok.

I'm a hiring manager for a team and I auto-reject candidates with no github 9 times out of 10.

How much shit do you actually find in the average applicant's profile? Not trying to start a shitstorm, genuinely curious. Mine has about 40 repos or so, excluding shit like dotfile repos.

it doesn't have to be a lot. the best guys have actual public side projects that they wrote from scratch, personal blogs/websites, etc. but even if they just forked some popular repos and tinkered with them, that's still better than nothing. a populated github/gitlab is an indication that the person actually enjoys programming - that they will stay up late hacking on something for fun. that they will enjoy the job and not just clock in for the paycheck. those are the people you want to hire.

I have built the team starting from just myself to 17 developers now (all remote) and there is definitely a correlation between being a good programmer and having a github.

i have gotten candidates explaining they don't have a github because all of their work over the past 10 years has been proprietary and they can't share it, or they try to share some "code samples" like pic related. those guys get rejected out of the gate.

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Why do programmers need to work in their free time for free to even get in the door?

Would a lawyer, a doctor or an accountant need to do volunteer work to even get a job?

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they don't need to. and if they don't want to, they will still get a job. but it will pay less and probably be very boring, because when it comes to the good, well-paying, interesting jobs like the ones I'm hiring for they are up against other programmers who enjoy programming so much they do it for fun on a saturday night. those guys improve and learn new things much quicker and tend to be a lot more valuable. see . in fact, there's a lot of stuff in software that you just won't learn by getting a job and being trained on it, or even going to school for CS. you have to be willing to explore and practice and self-teach. if you don't, have fun building wordpress sites forever.

>interesting jobs like the ones I'm hiring for
Oh yeah? What is the work about?

They all do actually. Everybody has to. Lawyers have to have a certain amount of hours in court starting out. Doctors have to do residency. Accounts I'm sure have to work for pennies at first

"having a github" is entry level shit, similar to certificates. can help you get a foot in the door when you have no experience.

but everybody knows that the majority of software people write is not public open source.

working on a popular cryptocurrency charting/trading/data site, at a major crypto exchange.

>if I'd like for it to help me get a job one day?
prepare for your pathetic existance as a wage slave, cuck

>It's so much better
yeah, except when you need to actually push repos

Github is sjw cesspit

Should I put projects that I've worked on from programming books I've read on github?

So when you exit scam I'll be out of a job overnight? No thanks

This

it's not for everyone I guess

What's so bad about GitLab's UI?

Ideally you should have more than that, and while some people may even count that against you, the fact that you care enough to study on your own accord is a good signal.

don't put your real life information innit.

if you wanna use it for job search purposes you should put a link to your github in yer CV

This.

>put a link to your github in yer CV
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of using a handle instead of your real name?

This is what bothers me as well
I'm just a beginner and will start applying for junior web positions, I do tutorials/books/anything I can get my hands on, and all of the code I end up with doesn't feel like mine (even if I modify it), and I feel odd putting it on github

Is this a dumb mindset? Should I keep learning until I can crank out everything myself? But then again, from what I've heard everyone references stuff

the difference is everyone knows who you are vs yer potential employer.

which is better? that everyone can identify you and your projects or only companies you apply, which end up forgetting who you are and your work when they reject you?

if a situation like Opalgate happens, people won't be able to make the association with your handle and it'll be less trouble for you..

not anymore, it's owned by M$