When asked for a github profile or evidence of contributions I immediately apologize in advance on the application (I actually use bitbucket and have no public repos). I explain that every side project I have ever done outside of school is aimed to help the public user but also serves as a means for financial side income. Therefore, it is confidential and professional code that I will not share.

This creates 2 things as a byproduct:

- It keeps my standards high as it's a paid for product

- It forces me to actively maintain the projects and even provide a tiny bit of customer service

I really don't care if people have a problem with this. It's their problem at that point, not mine. I have no issue demonstrating anything or talking about it, but we're not going over lines of code in my stuff. I choose not to treat my code hosting platform as a social network.