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throwaway999888
Finally a use for the GitHub heatmap.
navls
I'm a fan. It motivates me to stay active with open source even when my work does not directly involve open source coding.
kqr
Also a useful indicator of whether or not a user is likely to respond to PRs or issues even if the project you're looking at itself is a low-traffic project.
cpayne
That's very clever - but I can't keep thinking that you would go to hell for using it...
mathgeek
This definitely falls under "really cool and completely pointless." One of the most important technology categories. :)
pearjuice
That heat map used to be a novel indicator of a user their activity. Now it just being abused these days.
eric001
*of their public activity.
noobie
*of a user's activity
kqr
...of a user's public activity.
mathieuh
Contributions to private repos are also taken into account.
Cthulhu_
Only if you're logged in; not sure if the status is visible if you're part of the same team. (look at your own profile in an anonymous browsing window, if you contribute to a private repo)
ben174
Also, only commits to a master branch, for some very odd reason.