Ask HN: Would you hire a coder just by looking at GitHub contributions?

Re:Ask HN: Would you hire a coder just by looking at GitHub ... by benaiah on Monday October 07, 2013 @03:51AM (#6506953)

While "they" may be the more common usage (though I personally doubt it), it doesn't really matter: it's fine to use whatever you want, and there's no reason to call him on it when it's not actually sexist. I have no problem with you using "they", but I don't see any reason to have a problem with the OP using "he", either.

That's the only point I was trying to make.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you hire a coder just by looking at GitHub ... by cabalamat on Monday October 07, 2013 @04:50AM (#6507122)

> While "they" may be the more common usage (though I personally doubt it), it doesn't really matter

In your opinion. It matters to some people.

> it's fine to use whatever you want

Be aware that if you use the "he" form with some audiences, you will get a negative reaction. As to whether this is "fine" it depends on the purpose of your communication.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you hire a coder just by looking at GitHub ... by V-2 on Monday October 07, 2013 @06:25AM (#6507340)

It's meaningless in this context. Stop nitpicking

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Re:Ask HN: Would you hire a coder just by looking at GitHub ... by andyhmltn on Monday October 07, 2013 @07:32AM (#6507521)

At the end of the day, why does it matter?

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