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Do you use your personal Github as a portfolio when applying for jobs, or instead a self-hosted VCS (whether Git or otherwise)? (lemm.ee)

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Those are all a signs of a curious mind, which is a big plus. There's also signs of not being a team player, and my job is to build a team.

So it all depends how the candidate communicates themselves.

The sweet spot is finding a new team member who is sure they'll convince my team to change tools, but is committed to embracing our current tools until they win over the rest of the team.