The latest articles on DEV Community by Qusai Safa (@qusai_safa_629db8e2ddc81e). https://dev.to/qusai_safa_629db8e2ddc81e https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1939723%2F9cc11da8-c2fc-4948-bb7e-f2a5f8b63f71.jpg https://dev.to/qusai_safa_629db8e2ddc81e en Qusai Safa Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:34:00 +0000 https://dev.to/qusai_safa_629db8e2ddc81e/why-most-developers-have-an-empty-github-profile-and-why-im-trying-to-fix-it-1519 https://dev.to/qusai_safa_629db8e2ddc81e/why-most-developers-have-an-empty-github-profile-and-why-im-trying-to-fix-it-1519 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fschnlmu3d4jftpzs9t89.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fschnlmu3d4jftpzs9t89.png" alt="GitGrow" width="800" height="618"></a></p> <p>One piece of advice almost every developer hears is:</p> <blockquote> <p>"Keep your GitHub active."</p> </blockquote> <p>It makes sense. A GitHub profile can showcase your skills, document your learning journey, and even help during job searches.</p> <p>But here's the reality.</p> <p>Most developers don't have inactive GitHub profiles because they lack motivation—they're simply busy.</p> <p>Between full-time work, university, freelance projects, and life in general, it's difficult to consistently think of project ideas, learn new technologies, and keep building side projects.</p> <h2> The problem I kept seeing </h2> <p>Developers often know <em>what</em> they want to achieve:</p> <ul> <li>Learn AI</li> <li>Become a Backend Engineer</li> <li>Master React</li> <li>Prepare for technical interviews</li> <li>Explore DevOps</li> </ul> <p>What they don't have is a clear path from that goal to a portfolio of real projects.</p> <h2> So I started building GitGrow </h2> <p>The idea behind GitGrow is straightforward.</p> <p>Instead of asking developers to figure out what to build next, GitGrow helps generate a structured learning journey.</p> <p>The workflow looks like this:</p> <ol> <li>Choose a career or learning goal.</li> <li>Generate a personalized roadmap.</li> <li>Break that roadmap into practical coding tasks.</li> <li>Build projects that become part of your GitHub portfolio over time.</li> </ol> <p>The intention is <strong>not</strong> to create fake GitHub activity or meaningless commits.</p> <p>The goal is to help developers create real repositories, explore new technologies, and learn through hands-on projects.</p> <h2> Why I'm building it </h2> <p>I'm still validating whether this is a problem worth solving.</p> <p>Before spending months developing new features, I want to understand whether developers actually find this valuable.</p> <p>Some questions I'm trying to answer are:</p> <ul> <li>Would you use a tool like this?</li> <li>What would make it genuinely useful?</li> <li>What concerns would you have?</li> <li>What features would you expect before trusting it?</li> </ul> <h2> I'd love your feedback </h2> <p>If this sounds interesting, you can check out the MVP here:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://gitgrow.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gitgrow.dev/</a></strong></p> <p>I'm not looking for customers at this stage.</p> <p>I'm looking for honest feedback from developers to help shape the product into something genuinely useful.</p> <p>If you have thoughts, concerns, or ideas, I'd love to hear them in the comments.</p> <p>Thanks for reading!</p> ai programming startup github