How to use github to evaluate developers
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GitHub is a code hosting platform that can be used to evaluate developers. It allows users to host repositories of code, contribute to projects through issues and pull requests, and showcase their skills. While GitHub does not directly help with recruiting, it provides insights into a candidate's technical abilities, activity level, and soft skills through their public profile and contributions. Key things to examine on a candidate's GitHub include their own projects, involvement in other projects, how they engage in issues, and the quality of their code repositories.
How to use github to evaluate developers
- 1. HOW TO USE GITHUB TO EVALUATE DEVELOPERS
- 2. WHO AM I? Timo Rößner Berlin, Germany Director of Engineering @ Blacklane Part of the and core team Both of which are hosted at github Technical advisor for honeypot Reek RubyCritic
- 3. SO...GITHUB? Who knows github? Who works with github on a regular base?
- 4. HOW TO COME ACROSS GITHUB PROFILES? Link in a candidates CV Link in a honeypot profile Your CTO says "he looks really good on github!" Friend-of-a-friend referrals You google a developer
- 5. OK, SO WHAT'S GITHUB?
- 6. GITHUB IS A CODE HOSTING PLATFORM Mostly known for open source software Open source refers to something that can be modified and shared publicly Open source software is available for modification or enhancement by anyone Operating systems (Android) Programming languages (Ruby, Swift) User applications (Firefox)
- 7. GITHUB CAN ALSO HOST CLOSED-SOURCE SOFTWARE
- 8. GITHUB'S BREAD AND BUTTER: USERS
- 10. REVEAL.JS HOSTED @ GITHUB
- 11. ISSUES Users can discuss and contribute via issues Think of issues as discussion items for bugs feedback suggestions
- 12. REPORT BUGS
- 14. UPDATE CODE Users can suggest changes via pull requests Think of pull requests as technical term for change request for fixing bugs adding new features changing features
- 15. ADD A FEATURE
- 16. ADD A FEATURE (CONTINUED)
- 17. DEVELOPERS LOVE GITHUB BECAUSE...
- 18. GITHUB GIVES THEM INTERESTING PROBLEMS
- 19. GITHUB MAKES IT EASY TO LEARN AND TECHNOLOGIES NEW LANGUAGES
- 20. GITHUB GIVES THEM RECOGNITION FROM THEIR PEERS (E.G. VIA STARS)
- 21. GITHUB LETS THEM CHIT CHAT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
- 22. SO HOW CAN I FIND DEVELOPERS USING GITHUB? Well...you can't github is not a recruiting platform It doesn't offer any recruiting-related search functionality But you can use it to evaluate developers!
- 23. A GITHUB WORKFLOW There is no rule book for this Everybody, including me, has their own workflow
- 24. MEASURE A CANDIDATES ACTIVITY On his own projects But also on other people's projects In theory activity does not relate to quality at all but experience shows that in practice it often does
- 25. A SAMPLE PROFILE
- 26. CHECK HIS SOCIAL SKILLS VIA HIS PUBLIC ACTIVITY
- 27. CHECK OUT HOW HE RESPONDS TO ISSUES
- 28. CHECK OUT HIS REPOSITORIES
- 29. BEWARE OF FORKS THOUGH
- 30. RECAP Developers love github github will not help you to find developers But it can help you to evaluate them All github can give you are hints and clues. There are no golden rules