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Can I ask what the motive is to create agents to do this? Where is the profit?

by fecal_henge 3mo ago

kridsdale1 3mo ago
I think there are a lot of “tech schools” overseas that require students to show proof of contribution to open source.
- jimbokun 3mo ago
  It would be wonderful if the instructors at those schools built relationships with open source maintainers and the maintainers knew when their students were submitting PRs. Could be used as a teaching experience that many maintainers would be happy to participate in, instead of feeling attacked with random low quality PRs.
  - tokioyoyo 3mo ago
    You might be underestimating the number of little schools, and computer shops. I can recall even back in 2005, there were HTML shops popping up here and there, in little cities around the world.
- dkdbejwi383 3mo ago
  Open source contributions being a great way to learn and to pad out your CV has been considered good advice on all sides of the various seas I’ve lived throughout my career too - it’s not just a dubious code camp thing.
  - cheald 3mo ago
    A robust open source profile is my single favorite hiring profile indicator. However, with the current state of things, if I get a whiff of AI-driven "contribution" it becomes an instant black mark against the candidate.
    - Beigale 3mo ago
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- pengaru 3mo ago
  it's externalizing the real work all the way down
cindyllm 3mo ago
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morkalork 3mo ago
Every single job application form that has a field for your github profile is at fault for this. Juniors trying to break into the industry are trying very hard to check every box.
- SoftTalker 3mo ago
  I've never asked for or looked at anyone's github or personal code as part of a job interview. Too easy to fake, and too much risk that it's something proprietary that could put me in a bad spot.
  - fragmede 3mo ago
    Huh? Proprietary code sometimes leaks on GitHub, but open source code hosted on GitHub is the opposite of proprietary. What bad spot are you going to get into?
    - SoftTalker 3mo ago
      Often times, candidates are currently employed, likely at a competitor. Any code they write can potentially be claimed as a work product and I want no part of that possibility.
      - fragmede 3mo ago
        Fascinating. Seems really really remote so as to cause actionable trouble to me, but to each their own.
  - deleted 3mo ago
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- andix 3mo ago
  I never ran into that. I always ask the recruiters to include my GitHub account in the summaries they submit to the technical teams reviewing applications. But they never do.
dakshgupta 3mo ago
Apart from the job-related stuff others have already said, there is a bit of novelty/bragging rights in landing a PR into a major open source project.

Can I ask what the motive is to create agents to do this? Where is the profit?

kridsdale1 3mo ago

I think there are a lot of “tech schools” overseas that require students to show proof of contribution to open source.

jimbokun 3mo ago
It would be wonderful if the instructors at those schools built relationships with open source maintainers and the maintainers knew when their students were submitting PRs. Could be used as a teaching experience that many maintainers would be happy to participate in, instead of feeling attacked with random low quality PRs.
- tokioyoyo 3mo ago
  You might be underestimating the number of little schools, and computer shops. I can recall even back in 2005, there were HTML shops popping up here and there, in little cities around the world.
dkdbejwi383 3mo ago
Open source contributions being a great way to learn and to pad out your CV has been considered good advice on all sides of the various seas I’ve lived throughout my career too - it’s not just a dubious code camp thing.
- cheald 3mo ago
  A robust open source profile is my single favorite hiring profile indicator. However, with the current state of things, if I get a whiff of AI-driven "contribution" it becomes an instant black mark against the candidate.
  - Beigale 3mo ago
    [flagged]
pengaru 3mo ago
it's externalizing the real work all the way down

cindyllm 3mo ago

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morkalork 3mo ago

Every single job application form that has a field for your github profile is at fault for this. Juniors trying to break into the industry are trying very hard to check every box.

SoftTalker 3mo ago
I've never asked for or looked at anyone's github or personal code as part of a job interview. Too easy to fake, and too much risk that it's something proprietary that could put me in a bad spot.
- fragmede 3mo ago
  Huh? Proprietary code sometimes leaks on GitHub, but open source code hosted on GitHub is the opposite of proprietary. What bad spot are you going to get into?
  - SoftTalker 3mo ago
    Often times, candidates are currently employed, likely at a competitor. Any code they write can potentially be claimed as a work product and I want no part of that possibility.
    - fragmede 3mo ago
      Fascinating. Seems really really remote so as to cause actionable trouble to me, but to each their own.
- deleted 3mo ago
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andix 3mo ago
I never ran into that. I always ask the recruiters to include my GitHub account in the summaries they submit to the technical teams reviewing applications. But they never do.

dakshgupta 3mo ago

Apart from the job-related stuff others have already said, there is a bit of novelty/bragging rights in landing a PR into a major open source project.