Not all web developers are good at design, and that is OK! In the real world, you will often work with a designer on your team to convert their des...
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This is a total myth. You really do not need a portfolio at all. An interesting and active GitHub/GitLab/whatever account is a far better way to gauge someone as a developer. All of the best developers I've hired have not had portfolios. It's also interesting to note that of the candidates I've interviewed who did have a portfolio (by far the minority) - it actually counted against them in more than one case.
I agree it's not always necessary to have a portfolio, I've still not built one and it's never been a problem in interviews. I've thought of it as a 'nice to have' though, so I'm curious to know how it counted against some of the candidates you interviewed?
Over-engineering, JS errors, failing to work on some browsers, excessive bloat, inappropriate choice of technology... etc.
Ah I see, yea that makes sense. I've come across a few portfolio sites where it felt more like an opportunity to try out new tech or ideas, rather than what's appropriate for the portfolio.
You make a good point! I will try and find a different way to phrase it.
I believe a well-executed portfolio can help you showcase your projects, tell your story, make you more memorable, create talking points in an interview, and stand out.
Equally, if your portfolio is too scrappy, that can count against you.
As much as a Hiring Manager might try to remove their bias from the situation, it's hard not to hold a candidate's portfolio to the high standard they're going to expect when you contribute to their website.
This was actually the motivation behind this post.
Oftentimes, we're too ambitious with our portfolios and ship something incomplete or otherwise less than ideal. That can bias a Hiring Manager and fundamentally get in the way of what really matters as a web developer, which is your experience, projects, and value proposition.
Yeah, I would have to agree even though I like having a portfolio website I see more value in the projects somebody has on their GitHub. A portfolio is like a portal to your work much like a Linktree.
I completely agree with you.
I saw once someone arguing that a candidate should have a very active StackOverflow account (aside of its git repos) to being eligible for a job position.
A bit extreme IMO, ahah
I agree with this, and I'm not sure where this emphasis on having a portfolio comes from. Not even a blog is actually needed to land a job in tech (and I say this as an active tech-blogger, need to be honest here 😁).
Maybe chill a little bit.
I'll add to that, that the best developers we've hired all had pet projects and love doing this stuff for fun or at least as a hobby.
Yup, this is also often true. Evidence of which can usually be seen in their repos
Hey Jon. Interested to hear why it counted against them?
I answered that one already
10 years, 2 GREAT jobs, 0 portfolio
The answer is 12 😏
Definitely. You web portfolio literally describes your whole coding knowledge in one project. So it’s really important to make it stand out, unique and amazing. I agree with you completely 👍
Looks awesome 💝
They look great, right?
Talking about minimal,...
Check out mine:
Hello, How about mine? I am not the designer yet. I took from someone else's
ashraful.dev
I think it looks wonderful, especially the dark mode!
You will get the source here (github.com/iashraful/ashraful.dev). It's built on Nuxt(Vue SSR Framework)
Anyone to review mine for me?
astrosaurus.me
I wish I could be listed in one of those someday. It took me quite some time but it was a lot of fun: thomasmorice.com
If they aren't good at design, then I can't spell the D of design :)
I would like to add mine ellopis.dev
Thank you so much! Really appreciate your feedback :)
Nice, resources! A good one for people like me who are not so good at designing part.
Nice one
These are quite inspirational to look at.
These are amazing!
What about mine? maheshmuttintidev.in
It's a good start, but a little light on content though! Also, the colors are a little too bright for me. But it might be personal preference. I like the everything else though!
Love these!
Created my own with some unique elements. Got inspiration from a lot of awesome portfolios jonasstjerne.com