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There are over 31M+ developers on GitHub, which means a huge pool of tech talent is right at your fingertips. GitHub is a thriving community, with 1.1 billion contributions made in 2018 alone. The platform allows you to search through the up-to-date, living portfolios of prospective tech candidates to see their actual code, projects and skills in action. The number of followers a GitHub user boasts can help you decide who to contact (and who to pass on) Large followings typically indicate industry-leading expertise, but large followings mean they’ve probably already been bombarded with recruiter messages.