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I got that, but my question was "why?" on both accounts.


I can think of a lot of answers.

1. You don't care what others think.

2. GitHub is trying to be social media.

3. Lots of code is useless because it serves as some specific compatibly for an ad hoc process that someone a long time ago automated wrong.

4. Publishing code to GitHub requires effort in making it look readable to someone who isn't doing what you're doing.

5. If you don't do #4, you'll clutter up search results for others, which is literally a disservice to open source.

Also, public repos are for getting lots of people to work together for the good of the project's utility. Making them public for others' plaudits is literally the worst thing to happen to open source development.

Save the vanity for Facebook. We're trying to solve problems here.


> Save the vanity for Facebook. We're trying to solve problems here.

Are you sure that's what you want to say to me as a closing comment? That's a terrible conclusion, and it paints you in a very unflattering light.


How so? Are you maybe adding some specific interpretation to my statement that would make it about you?

Try reading it like this: We can save the vanity for Facebook...

Or like this: I'd save the vanity for Facebook...

Or: Job seekers should save the vanity for Facebook...

I'm guessing you filled in the blank like this: Mariusor, you need to save the vanity for Facebook...

Always assume the best intentions. Hard to do in text.

Let me know if I'm missing your meaning.




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