, your git Hub username should be professional, much like your professional email it should be some variation of your name. You should avoid twitter handles, gamertags, or anything that is not a variation of your name., and a. Lovelace is a great Git. Hub profile name for Ada Lovelace!
It’s marginally more professional to use your real name on public-facing research work. It’s much easier to administer. I run a Github Group for people collaborating on a particular project, and it’s vastly easier to figure out who should have what permissions, be on which team, etc. if it’s faintly real-name associated.
I feel like in early stages of your career in software engineering, you need people and recruiters to know you are serious about your career and the work so much so that having a professional Git. Hub username is important.
Should I put my real name on my GitHub profile?
I would assume that one would want to use their real name in order to be professional and easily found. I am aspiring to be a software engineer and know that github is a good way to show what code one is capable of writing, so I want to pick a good name 🙂 Cheers! Your real name or your Twitter handle are both good choices for a Git, and hub handle.
You see, the first implies that one should use their proper name, the second is unclear. However, the Git. Hub page also has the following to say: We use the email address to associate your commits with your Git, and hub account .
How do I Change my GitHub username?
In the top right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings. In the left sidebar, click Account settings. In the “Change username” section, click Change username. You should also read about side effects of changing your Git, and hub username.