I didn’t expect this, and this year I wasn’t asked ahead of time if I wanted to receive this gift. It is however something of a collector’s item that I find very enjoyable.

I received my GitHub contribution matrix printed in steel. This is my 2021 contribution skyline. (Click the images for higher resolution.)

The thing is surprisingly heavy and sturdy. If I had papers lying around, this would an awesome paper press.

You might remember that I got a similar gift last year, so it felt natural to do a comparison shot of 2021 and 2020.

For 2020, GitHub counted 2,466 contributions, while I reached 2,543 in 2021. Very similar numbers, but clearly distributed very differently. The two matrix images look like this.

2020

2021

Letter

Enclosed with this gift was also a friendly and encouraging letter.

Oh, and you can of course also see a rendered version in your browsers or download it in STL format so that you can print using your own 3d-printer.

Thank you, all my friends at GitHub!