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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by timr on Thursday July 30, 2015 @01:50AM (#9973334)
If you're hiring based on GitHub profiles, you're absolutely doing it wrong. I've seen plenty of total idiots with flashy GitHub profiles, and many -- if not all -- of the best coders I know have essentially nothing on GitHub.

A GitHub profile page is a strong signal only that you have a GitHub account. Any other use is strictly off-label.

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Re:GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation by sidi on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:24AM (#9973551)
Punch cards, followers, stars on the repositories of the user, important contributions - all are available at a bird's eye view. You are missing the point if you just check whether the person HAS a github profile.
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