github-contributions-generator VS gitfiti

Why not simply generate commits retroactively, maybe print out an image for the nice recruiters? :)

You can do it too. https://github.com/aljazst/github-contributions-generator

Just turn your git history into pixel art

Gitfiti

Git accepts commits in the past. There are tools to make it look however you like -> https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti

You can make your past github squares green. This is the reason you can do stuff like this https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti

Me: "I needed to make my contribution graph look good"

That's nothing to say about using it though you could really push it over the top by using something like this (or making it yourself for bonus points) to draw images or text on your github activity and drive the point home

There is even a tool[1] to draw images in commit history (so called gitifi).

It is possible because git allows to create and push commit with arbitrary date, using GIT_AUTHOR_DATE env variable or --date flag.

[1]: https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti

No one cares about commit history. There are even tools to jokingly spoof commit history. No one takes it seriously anymore. For example https://github.com/gelstudios/gitfiti