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    Guides, comparisons and engineering notes on measuring developer time, human and agent. Everything here is written from how the measurement actually works, not from how it is marketed.

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    How to Build a Developer Portfolio From Your Git History (2026)
    Engineering

    How to Build a Developer Portfolio From Your Git History (2026)

    Your git history is a truer portfolio than any curated site, because it is a record of real work rather than a claim about it. How to turn commit history into proof, and where it falls short.

    Matt
    How to Measure Coding Time Without a Timer (2026)
    Guides

    How to Measure Coding Time Without a Timer (2026)

    How to measure coding time without a timer: read your git history, add passive telemetry, and skip the stopwatch entirely. A practical guide for developers in the AI era.

    Matt
    Git-Based Time Tracking: What It Is and When to Use It (2026)
    Guides

    Git-Based Time Tracking: What It Is and When to Use It (2026)

    What git-based time tracking is, how it compares to plugin-based and manual tracking, and where it actually fits. A practical category guide for developers in the AI era.

    Matt
    How to Track Time Spent Coding on GitHub (2026 Guide)
    Guides

    How to Track Time Spent Coding on GitHub (2026 Guide)

    GitHub does not track time, so to track time spent coding on GitHub you reconstruct sessions from commit history. Why that is only a baseline, and what makes it accurate.

    Matt
    Time Tracking From Git Commits: How It Works and Where It Breaks (2026)
    Guides

    Time Tracking From Git Commits: How It Works and Where It Breaks (2026)

    How time tracking from git commits actually works, the three common methods and their accuracy, and why commit history is a benchmark rather than a clock in the AI era.

    Matt
    Resume vs Proof-of-Work Profile: What Actually Gets Developers Hired in 2026
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    Resume vs Proof-of-Work Profile: What Actually Gets Developers Hired in 2026

    Resume vs proof-of-work profile, compared for developers in 2026. What each one is for, why a resume is a claim and a proof-of-work profile is evidence, and when you still need both.

    Matt
    LinkedIn vs GitHub for Developers: Which One Actually Gets You Hired in 2026?
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    LinkedIn vs GitHub for Developers: Which One Actually Gets You Hired in 2026?

    LinkedIn vs GitHub for developers, compared for 2026. Which one recruiters actually read, what each is best for, and why neither one proves you wrote the work.

    Matt
    GitHub Profile vs Portfolio Site: Which Should Developers Build in 2026?
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    GitHub Profile vs Portfolio Site: Which Should Developers Build in 2026?

    GitHub profile vs portfolio site, compared for developers in 2026. Which one actually proves your skill, what each is best for, and why neither verifies the work on its own.

    Matt
    Git-Based Time Tracking vs Manual Timesheets (2026): Which Is More Accurate?
    Product

    Git-Based Time Tracking vs Manual Timesheets (2026): Which Is More Accurate?

    Git-based time tracking vs manual timesheets compared in 2026. Passive capture versus memory-based entry, what each gets right, where each breaks, and the telemetry layer that makes git-based hours accurate.

    Matt
    WakaTime vs Toggl (2026): Automatic Code Tracking vs Manual Timers
    Product

    WakaTime vs Toggl (2026): Automatic Code Tracking vs Manual Timers

    WakaTime vs Toggl compared in 2026. Automatic code-level editor tracking versus a manual start-stop timer for billable work, with an honest verdict, a side-by-side table, and the git-based option both miss.

    Matt
    GitHub README Alternatives: 7 Better Ways to Show Your Dev Work (2026)
    Product

    GitHub README Alternatives: 7 Better Ways to Show Your Dev Work (2026)

    The best GitHub README alternatives in 2026, ranked by how well each one actually shows your work. Portfolio sites, dev profiles, link pages, and proof-of-work profiles compared, with honest pros and cons.

    Matt
    Open Source Time Tracking for Developers: 6 Tools That Actually Fit a Coding Workflow (2026)
    Product

    Open Source Time Tracking for Developers: 6 Tools That Actually Fit a Coding Workflow (2026)

    The best open source time tracking tools for developers in 2026, tested and ranked. Self-hosted, data-owning picks for CLI, IDE, and git-based workflows, plus where open source stops short of proof.

    Matt

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