Why do companies ask for GitHub?

The reason they want you to send them your github account, is because they want you to show them that you are wired into the open source software community.

Do most companies use GitHub?

All major tech companies use GitHub for at least some of their open source projects, but only some of them use a private GitHub to manage their entire code base.

How is GitHub used in industry?

Github provides a web-based graphical interface and desktop as well as mobile integration. It also provides access control and several collaboration features such as wikis, task management, and bug tracking and feature requests for every project.

How do enterprises use GitHub?

With GitHub Enterprise, your team can work together on projects from anywhere. Features like issues, branches, commits, and pull requests make it possible to discuss and review code—no matter where you are. Plus, you can manage projects and releases right inside GitHub, without using outside project management tools.

Are companies using GitHub?

We have data on 52,748 companies that use GitHub. The companies using GitHub are most often found in United States and in the Computer Software industry. GitHub is most often used by companies with 10-50 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue.

Do companies use GitHub?

No ops issues with GitHub Enterprise yet. There are only a few teams using GitHub Enterprise. Most of the rest of the company uses Perforce. The teams using GHE are mostly the Web-based teams.

Should I create work GitHub accounts for my employees?

Therefore it would make more sense to create work GitHub accounts. If they are willing to use their personal GitHub accounts and connect it to their work e-mail accounts then that’s fine. In any case, employees will have to agree in written form to a number of conditions tied to using GitHub.

Are high quality GitHub projects useful for job seekers?

Quality GitHub projects, particularly for experienced applicants, are likely viewed as supplemental evidence of coding ability and conversation pieces for interviews. Which job seekers benefit most from GitHub projects?

Why should you create a GitHub profile?

Creating a GitHub profile also allows you to interact with other programmers and public repositories on the site. Programmers can reach out through GitHub and find creative solutions to coding problems for their own projects and offer advice to other software developers.

Do you have any Ops issues with GitHub Enterprise?

No ops issues with GitHub Enterprise yet. There are only a few teams using GitHub Enterprise. Most of the rest of the company uses Perforce. The teams using GHE are mostly the Web-based teams. We made the transition from hosting our own git server to GHE about November of 2012.