[gaius]

It already happens - there are a ton of repos out there that are just an unmodified clone of a few Javascript (always Javascript) projects.

[angry-hacker]

Can confirm. I tested it out myself and created a bogus LinkedIn profile to match with it.

I got loads of recruiters to email me, wanting to have a chat.

My plan was to get free plane tickets and hotel to visit U.S, but I didn't find enough time to bullshit them before they actually invite me, but it seemed it's possible.

I'm below average programmer and from Europe. Probably I wouldn't have either attends the actual interview, lied something happened or go there and let them realize I'm shite. No, I wouldn't feel bad about it all if I'd have pulled it off.

[jghn]

We see this a lot. "Please look at my github". Ok, so all I see are a bunch of forks with at best some trivial commit. Now what?

[restalis]

Now it's expected of you to be impressed and to make a generous offer, of course! (Any further delay with any sorts of interviews is simply ludicrous, you see.)