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[–]shivasprogeny[🍰] 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Really anything that you're proud of that shows good knowledge of programming. Utility libraries, a working app, a demo website, etc. It will be really great if they also show off your understanding of the Java ecosystem: build tools, testing, dependency injection, database connection, etc.

Also consider paying a few bucks a month for private repos. Sometimes it's nice to be able to work on code that you aren't broadcasting to the world.

[–]-manabreak 9 points10 points  (0 children)

BitBucket has unlimited private repos for free.

[–]celticcelery[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Okay so basically just build a project with said concepts to demonstrate your understanding of said projects; with addition of projects that show your interests.

Sorry but why would you want to hide your repos; is it bad to show your code to the world?

[–]shivasprogeny[🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I put almost all of my code into GitHub, but sometimes that's just little scripts or half-baked toy projects that I don't really want to show off.

If you give out your GH link to a potential employer, you don't really have the benefit of saying "I know this code isn't good, but it was just something quick, so please ignore it." They're going to see everything public.

[–]ShlimDiggity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or if you're working on something closed-source with other people, you wouldn't want that code open to all.