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Re:Ask HN: Is fake GitHub profile data a thing? by kregasaurusrex on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:46AM (#31651480)
I'd say you could accomplish the same goal by making an auto-commit script to make your contribution history green (which can be done retroactively as well!) and get recruiters that are none the wiser to see what a stellar shipper you are. Heck, I can even name someone who was eventually hired at Github who did this and said it led to more conversations during interviews about how exactly it was done.
Re:Ask HN: Is fake GitHub profile data a thing? by vvoruganti on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @07:38AM (#31652672)
The contribution graph is definitely something I wouldn't put too much faith in considering there are lot's of projects out there specifically made for drawing pictures in them.

https://github.com/blaise-io/contribution as an example