Is it something that catches an eye of a recruiter or a team leader or just a myth?
It helps you stand out for sure. It shows that you can work inside a codebase that isn't your own. It also shows that you have a grasp of how to contribute code, one of the first things I have to teach Jr's out of college is how to use Git, Github and the PR process.
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It helps you stand out for sure. It shows that you can work inside a codebase that isn't your own. It also shows that you have a grasp of how to contribute code, one of the first things I have to teach Jr's out of college is how to use Git, Github and the PR process.