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Anthony Accioly
1mo ago
Agreed. I mean, other than Nostr-based git stuff like @GitCitadel, there are self-hosted options such as Gitea, Forgejo, and SourceHut with good social features. But... it's hard enough to get folks to collaborate on GitHub. As @fiatjaf said the other day, outside of GitHub, a lot of people don't know how or just are not interested in collaborating.
What I tend to do is set up my own self-hosted git tool and have it sync to GitHub. It's not perfect by any means (i.e., I have to remember to keep an eye on GitHub for issues and PRs, which I tend to forget), but it at least handles the centralised aspect of things.
What I tend to do is set up my own self-hosted git tool and have it sync to GitHub. It's not perfect by any means (i.e., I have to remember to keep an eye on GitHub for issues and PRs, which I tend to forget), but it at least handles the centralised aspect of things.
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Girino Vey!
@Girino Vey!
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1mo ago
companies ask for your github activity in job applications.
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Anthony Accioly
@Anthony Accioly
1mo ago
You can bridge your stuff to GitHub automatically. But more than that… please just refuse to work for any company that uses "GitHub contributions" as a metric or requirement for anything. I've been in this unfortunate position before, and it makes any dev want to pull what's left of their hair out.
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Girino Vey!
@Girino Vey!
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1mo ago
since i almost dont use github, i never apply to those. But i feel the companies are missing good candidates because of those requirements. (or maybe i'm not really that good a match because i'm working for a "closed source" company right now?)
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Anthony Accioly
@Anthony Accioly
1mo ago
Agreed, for sure. I think almost everyone has far more private contributions under random accounts in various company repositories than anything they can "show."
But even when you do have verifiable OSS contributions, companies mostly ignore it. The problem is that the job market is pushing for output rather than outcomes... A clear attempt to turn software development into a blue-collar job with minimum-wage, replaceable workers operating AI agents. Clueless MBA thinking at its best.
I'm mostly just a bit angry and rambling to myself right now.
(Warning: off-topic rant, neither "humble" nor funny, and definitely not for the "You shouldn’t say anything bad on Nostr… Bitcoin memes and steaks only" crowd. Stop reading now or proceed at your own peril.)
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I recently had a terrible experience related to this exact issue during an interview. This was round three, after
But even when you do have verifiable OSS contributions, companies mostly ignore it. The problem is that the job market is pushing for output rather than outcomes... A clear attempt to turn software development into a blue-collar job with minimum-wage, replaceable workers operating AI agents. Clueless MBA thinking at its best.
I'm mostly just a bit angry and rambling to myself right now.
(Warning: off-topic rant, neither "humble" nor funny, and definitely not for the "You shouldn’t say anything bad on Nostr… Bitcoin memes and steaks only" crowd. Stop reading now or proceed at your own peril.)
[RANT]
I recently had a terrible experience related to this exact issue during an interview. This was round three, after
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