LinkedIn released a GitHub application today to help developers access the millions of software projects available via GitHub, according to a blog post by LinkedIn. LinkedIn actually has two projects on GitHub – Voldemort and Kafka – and the new application will allow developers to showcase their software portfolios alongside their professional resumes.
The GitHub LinkedIn application functions like the box.net application – showcasing projects under the resume section of LinkedIn and automatically updates when the developer’s account updates on GitHub.
According to LinkedIn, the new application also lets developers follow their colleagues’ projects and determine who is working on a similar project in order to share code more efficiently.
Will you install this application on your LinkedIn? Do you think it will help within the open source software community?
