The subject of gauging a programmer’s quality has come up around me a couple of times lately, and in every discussion the use of code samples from pet projects seems like a no-brainer because not only you can see the quality of the work but also automatically knowing that the programmer as a passion for her craft.

This is something that’s becoming more common in the programming world and that I knew but hadn’t put into practice until recently .

But now I recommend it to anyone that asks how to get better at programming: “go open a github account and push anything that you are proud of”.

The great benefit of Github (actually git and the other vcs) over only having a private pet project is that it also shows history, which in turns gives a glance to your ability to solve problems and bugs when they appear.