Debunking the GitHub Profile Myth for Junior Developers
This is Wrong for Your Job Search
It’s one of those things that people say when you’re first getting into software development and are looking for that crucial first job.
Get a GitHub profile to showcase your skills.
Yet by the time you have a body of work, you no longer seem to need it. What’s going on?
I remember a guy who came up to me at a meetup saying he had a side hustle App that he wanted to use to track which children’s playgrounds are busy.
I’m not joking.
I think only the Police are interested in that one.
What is happening?
My experience
I had a friend who achieved a top CS grade at a university. Not a top university, and they felt FAANG would be out of the question. Instead, they joined a media company for mobile development where (in their words) they didn’t do any work.
They achieved one of those Bunk software development jobs. The ones we all wish to avoid.
The reason is that great companies just wouldn’t take the risk. They wanted developers with a magical 5 years'…
