username@github.io -> useremail
Saw this problem in the bootstrap project where we still can't get in touch with ~10% of users to get them to approve the addition of an MIT license:
I would literally dance on my hands if I were hounded (courted?) this way in my choice of profession (bio/pharmaceutical research)!
Hell, if someone knows where else I could put up email, phone and CV to be seen by successful recruiters, please let me know.
Quit the whining and be a bit more thankful for what you do have. Sheesh!
Boo Hoo, Just Look At Me, What An Awesome Developer I Am, That So Many Recruiters Spam Me With Their Offers
Darn, spoilt rich kids (devs) and their rich problems!
I think it's unfair that people have their motives for disliking something called into question just because they're in a certain strata that has that problem and not everyone else does.
I don't think you know much about how recruiters operate...they're very annoying and antagonize the process for small businesses/boutique firms. There is a reason why hiring managers will say they don't want recruiters.
Often, they obfuscate the process so you can't skip them to contact the representative company directly, and they'll embellish your resume in ways that make it impossible for the company to contact you directly.
I am in the camp that considers them more a nuisance than anything for many purposes, and while I appreciate that it might seem nice to be hounded by them, I share the parent's scorn, as I've never had a positive experience with them. And even if I had, it wouldn't invalidate what I've said.
tl;dr - Peoples' problems are peoples' problems. Other peoples' problems don't make them go away.
This being HN, by definition devs are certain to be over-represented, as well as their problems (real or imaginary!).
Also, since I know I am out of my peer group here, I hope that as I learn from fellow HNer's, I can also contribute, however minutely, and in this instance, by sharing perspective from my neck of the woods.
As to marketability, (something you also suggest) it varies across professions and disciplines, and I have no problem with that per se. From where I stand, the problem, as defined by you, and many others in other HN posts over the years, appears akin to complaining of flies when you are drinking from a river of honey.
Of course, there are annoyances in every facet of life, but from where I am looking at things, all I see is a bunch of fat piglets squealing that their milk is cold.
tl;dr - Peoples' problems are peoples' problems. Other peoples' problems don't make them go away, but they sure help provide some much needed PERSPECTIVE!
See them for what they are(sales people wanting you as their next product) and get over it.
I have a problem with them abusing the git commit logs to get at my personal email as a way of manipulating me.
1) I've never had a positive experience with recruiters.
2) They have an observable tendency to embellish your resume for their own purposes, refer you to other recruiters, and network you in soliciting ways that you don't know about at first and don't agree to.
3) They obfuscate the hiring process so that you and a company cannot directly interact without going through the recruiter, and make it difficult to have a candid relationship in the interview process.
4) They only exist as a middleman, adding an extra step to an interview process which I am opposed to on principle.
You're not doing this, but I really hate it when people minimize complaints about recruiters because they think we're spoiled. Those people tend to really not know much about how recruiters operate.
Some developers do not welcome recruiters to contact them, but they get recruiters contacting them anyways.
Edit: Apparently, this doesn't re-write the actual repo so anyone seriously interested in e-mail addresses will be unaffected. It was already easier to get e-mails via cloning rather than through scraping or the API.
For the curious: Downloading all the repos and extracting email addresses takes 1-2 days and costs <$50 on AWS.
[1] https://help.github.com/articles/keeping-your-email-address-...