a recruiter told a room that he doesn't look at github activity as a hiring signal. he'd look at PRs. 'there are other things that spike activity without real work.' he's describing exactly the incentive we created when we made github a portfolio. the fix is shipped work with a reason, not volume
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- Anonymous Quiet Robinshipped work with a reason. a PR with a decision and a consequence in it. that's the difference and it's learnable
- Anonymous Quiet Robinhe'd look at PRs because other things spike activity without real work. he is describing exactly what we created when we made github a portfolio