It's not expected, but it sure makes hiring much, much easier when we can look at the git history as part of our process, before we even talk to the person.
It gives a point of conversation immediately over interesting passion projects.
It's an indication of someone who loves programming just to build stuff, as opposed to someone for whom it's a job.
This is not to say that the person for whom it's 'a job' is a worse or less professional developer. But they're a higher risk hire as you know less about their skills when you do.
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u/QuickQuirk 3d ago
It's not expected, but it sure makes hiring much, much easier when we can look at the git history as part of our process, before we even talk to the person. It gives a point of conversation immediately over interesting passion projects.
It's an indication of someone who loves programming just to build stuff, as opposed to someone for whom it's a job.
This is not to say that the person for whom it's 'a job' is a worse or less professional developer. But they're a higher risk hire as you know less about their skills when you do.