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> As a GitHub user, I was always seeking green squares to try to make sure I had activity every day. I have never paid any attention to that at all. It surprises me that some do. Do you think it's common?
Yes. I see it more and more these days, especially among recruiters and HR departments.
I believe there's an inverse correlation between the value one places on green squares and their understanding of what it actually takes to build software...
Does GitHub use code from private repos for AI training?
I think that's pretty clear then.
Sourcehut may have advantages but I just can't get past the design. I need some fun in my products and this feels like an abandoned village. This is a bad reason to not use it I admit
I know, it’s “how git is supposed to be used” or whatever, but it makes it just worse.
I can’t decide if it’s worse or better than gerrit though. Every time I need to use gerrit for some google stuff, I want to punch my screen.
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> As a GitHub user, I was always seeking green squares to try to make sure I had activity every day. I have never paid any attention to that at all. It surprises me that some do. Do you think it's common?
Do you think it's common? Yes. I see it more and more these days, especially among recruiters and HR departments. I believe there's an inverse correlation between the value one places on green squares and their understanding of what it actually takes to build software... https://eddiots.com/931 https://eddiots.com/447 https://eddiots.com/2461 https://eddiots.com/2390
> Another big reason is that Sourcehut is explicitly designed to not dispense dopamine. My brain's response to dopamine is widely exploited by our industry, which is why I'm not on any social media anymore. GitHub dispenses a lot of dopamine and it makes me change how I work to get those nice little green squares. Sourcehut rejects features that are only for dopamine hits without utility on their own, and is generally designed in a humane way that doesn't exploit human psychology. This makes my life tangibly better.
This is enough to get me to switch as well. I did not know about Sourcehut but I will be checking them out today.
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I think it is common, but completely absurd. Why are green squares _every day_ a good thing? Have a life. Live your life. There is more than just code.
I've used github for 10 years or more. I've never met someone who pays attention to the green squares. I see some online but that's it
Joking aside, I've known only one person who did (does?) this. They're a great engineer but frequently get into the weeds on assignments. This is just anecdote, but these types of people definitely exist.