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Re:The fastest-growing countries for software development, a... by flir on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:34AM (#39263081)
I have "me at home" and "me at work" accounts, I don't generally create a new at-work account for each job. Maybe I should.

I've been trying to do more hobbyist work in public repos. It's not like there's a Greek chorus waiting to pounce on every mistake. Truth is, nobody cares.

It's freeing, in a way, because "I'll publish it when it's done" actually means "I'll never publish it at all".

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Re:The fastest-growing countries for software development, a... by bbsz on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:10PM (#39267948)
Yeah, it's sometimes even hard to make code owners look at the complete feature PR to their codebase. There's 99.9% probability that 100% of 'geeking out' on github in public repositories will never be browsed by anybody.

I also find having some public activity on my gh to give me an ability to include it into the resume. It's a good conversation starter for many people from my experience.

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