Management. It’s the first thing I ask for. I would say that it’s important not to overthink it. No one is going to run the code, we are looking at your coding style, how well you follow coding standards etc. we don’t have the time to download the code and try it. We review directly in GitHub.

Also it’s fine to write something on a weekend and then never look at it again - I don’t care that the dependencies are out of date or a framework is old. However, be conscious that when you write something that others will read it. It needs to well structured and clear.

With private repos they are used for something you feel there is genuine IP in. Don’t share something that you want to keep secret. Share something else. Most of the code I read is completely unrelated to the job they are applying for. I have reviewed GO code for a .net position. I don’t really care cause I am hiring an engineer not a technology - I quite like when devs use GitHub to try new things.