When asked for a github profile or evidence of contributions I immediately apologize in advance on the application (I actually use bitbucket and have no public repos). I explain that every side project I have ever done outside of school is aimed to help the public user but also serves as a means for financial side income. Therefore, it is confidential and professional code that I will not share.
This creates 2 things as a byproduct:
- It keeps my standards high as it's a paid for product
- It forces me to actively maintain the projects and even provide a tiny bit of customer service
I really don't care if people have a problem with this. It's their problem at that point, not mine. I have no issue demonstrating anything or talking about it, but we're not going over lines of code in my stuff. I choose not to treat my code hosting platform as a social network.
You could put it in a private repo on Github and have the contribution graph visible.
If you work for someone else you can advocate for this. If you employ coders you can use it as a talent attraction piece, or just do it because it's a good thing to do for them.
This creates 2 things as a byproduct:
- It keeps my standards high as it's a paid for product
- It forces me to actively maintain the projects and even provide a tiny bit of customer service
I really don't care if people have a problem with this. It's their problem at that point, not mine. I have no issue demonstrating anything or talking about it, but we're not going over lines of code in my stuff. I choose not to treat my code hosting platform as a social network.