Proof & Attribution

    Showing what you shipped and who or what produced it, in a form that survives someone checking. Covers verifying contributions, separating your own authorship from what an agent wrote, and the work that never becomes a commit.

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    AI vs Human Code Attribution: How to Split Credit Accurately (2026)
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    AI vs Human Code Attribution: How to Split Credit Accurately (2026)

    AI vs human code attribution is not something you can read off a finished diff. Here is how attribution actually works: track authorship at the moment of writing, separate agent output from human decisions, and keep an audited record instead of guessing after the fact.

    Matt
    How to Turn Your GitHub Activity Into a Developer Resume (2026)
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    How to Turn Your GitHub Activity Into a Developer Resume (2026)

    Your GitHub already contains better resume material than anything you could write from memory. How to build a developer resume from GitHub activity: mine your commit history for real bullets, quantify without lying, and link one verifiable destination.

    Matt
    How to Show Your Coding Activity to Recruiters (2026)
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    How to Show Your Coding Activity to Recruiters (2026)

    Recruiters spend seconds on your profile and cannot tell curated activity from gamed activity. How to show coding activity to recruiters in a way they can actually verify: curated repos, visible recency, and an audited record of what you shipped.

    Matt
    How to Build a Developer Portfolio From Your Git History (2026)
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    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
    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
    Best GitHub Wrapped Alternatives for Year-Round Coding Stats (2026)
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    Best GitHub Wrapped Alternatives for Year-Round Coding Stats (2026)

    Looking for a GitHub Wrapped alternative that works all year? Here are the best options in 2026, from free recap generators to audited profiles that track what you and your AI agents actually shipped.

    Matt
    How to Verify GitHub Contributions (and Why the Green Squares Don't)
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    How to Verify GitHub Contributions (and Why the Green Squares Don't)

    GitHub's contribution graph shows activity, not proof, and it can be gamed in minutes. Here is how to verify GitHub contributions properly: read the commits, check authorship, and confirm the work behind the squares.

    Matt
    How to Prove Your Code Is Human-Written, Not AI (2026)
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    How to Prove Your Code Is Human-Written, Not AI (2026)

    You cannot prove code is human written not AI by inspecting the code, because finished output looks identical either way. Here is what actually proves human authorship: provenance, attribution, and an audited record of how the work happened.

    Matt
    How to Prove You Wrote the Code (Not AI) in 2026
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    How to Prove You Wrote the Code (Not AI) in 2026

    AI writes a large share of code now, so 'I built this' settles nothing. Here is how to prove you wrote the code: provenance, an audited trail, and what actually holds up when someone checks.

    Matt
    Strava for Coding: What It Means and Why Developers Want One (2026)
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    Strava for Coding: What It Means and Why Developers Want One (2026)

    Strava for coding is a profile that records what you actually built over time and proves it, the way Strava logs every run. Here is what the analogy gets right, where it breaks, and why it matters in the AI era.

    Matt

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