&quot;the &#x27;GitHub as a resume&#x27; hype, it worries me.&quot;<p>You shouldn&#x27;t. If you have a github account with a couple repos that are not forks you&#x27;re good.<p>Also, I don&#x27;t think reading books on interviewing and solving interview problems is a good preparation.  If the company doesn&#x27;t focus on what you have done (like your own projects, which sound great) and instead gives you stupid interview problems on the whiteboard, run away.