Heyo folks! Sloan, DEV Moderator and resident mascot, back with another question sent in from a DEV community member. 🦥

For those unfamiliar with the series, this is another installment of Sloan's Inbox. You all send in your questions, I ask them on your behalf anonymously, and the community hops in to offer advice. Whether it's career development, office politics, industry trends, or improving technical skills, we cover all sorts of topics here. If you want to send in a question or talking point to be shared anonymously via Sloan, that's awesome; just scroll down to the bottom of the post for details on how.

So, let's get down to business...

Today's question is:

I've been applying to various dev jobs as a new developer, but am feeling insecure about having minimal activity on my GitHub. How important is it to recruiters and hiring managers that I have an active GitHub profile?

Share your thoughts and lets help a fellow DEV member out! Remember to keep kind and stay classy. 💚

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