Pocketsquare
Web and SaaS
developer portfolio
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
3 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Design: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimal look and simple design
From 3 comments
I see a few great suggestions from people here, but I want to add — I see the grand vision here. This is a great "First-step" in this direction. I feel it's great because it does…
arsalanb on HNI... can't change my password. Nice and clean look though!
icechen1 on HNGood work so far. Just a few things: - I graduate from university in 2016, but I can only choose up to 2015 for the end date - This is in Chrome 45, Windows 8.1:…
zatkin on HN
Objections
Too many language/framework icons without skill levels
From 2 comments
15-20 language/framework icons don't tell me much, despite telling me too much. what's the estimated level of expertise? I don't believe someone who shows that many different…
mgkimsal on HNIt's a fine line between "minimal and designery" and "understyled". I think this falls slightly to the wrong side. Also, the icon thing encourages people to check the most number…
RickS on HN
Design looks understyled and bootstrap-like
From 2 comments
I'm sorry but I feel like you have to do more than whack some icons on a bootstrap page for something like this. That level of simplicity requires exceptional presentation for it…
weego on HNIt's a fine line between "minimal and designery" and "understyled". I think this falls slightly to the wrong side. Also, the icon thing encourages people to check the most number…
RickS on HN
Code snippets have unclear value in a portfolio
From 2 comments
I don't see how the snippets bring value to the portfolio, can't imagine a use case. Anyway good initiative!
fougerejo on HNYep, and that's very nice/useful for a blog post, but it feels weird in a portfolio. It's like "hey, I'm XX, those are my strong skills, and check this neat piece of code".
fougerejo on HN
Limited language and skill options, web-focused
From 2 comments
You need a better differentiation between skills - this is very web orientated at the moment. If I'm a native mobile developer is that full stack? Backend? There also needs to be…
jnye131 on HNYeah, you need to add more languages and frameworks, and not just the things that are out and popular now. I'd want to include projects from awhile back, personally, and that…
cableshaft on HN
Unclear whether it is a product that will be sold or disappear
From 2 comments
Cool idea. > Oh, also: it’s free. Your target users, developers, have the "I'm a product" meme at the front of brain. It certainly immediately came to mind when I read that. I'm…
a3n on HNAnd that's perfectly fine, but then you end up on the other side of the coin which is: "How do I know you don't plan to sell me out down the line or that you'll disappear in a…
shostack on HN
Requests
Add more languages and frameworks
From 2 comments
Yeah, one of the most common requests I've gotten is adding more languages/frameworks, and I'm working on getting that out as soon as possible. It is very front-end dev focused…
alanfriedman on HNThanks for the tip on gaming languages. And I agree on Flash - I actually started as an AS3 dev so should've known. More languages/skills are coming soon.
alanfriedman on HN
GitHub sign-in and GitHub portfolio import
From 2 comments
Needs a sign-up/sign-in with Github button
topfpflanze on HNI would also add portfolio integration with github. Having to manually replicate code over to a new site will turn some people away.
sjbase on HN
Custom domain support
From 2 comments
Any custom domain love?
0xdragon on HNAbsolutely - it's on the roadmap.
alanfriedman on HN
Privacy policy
From 2 comments
What/where is your privacy policy?
bcanzanella on HNI plan on adding it today and will send it to any users who signed up before it was posted. I know how important it is so it's my top priority to finish by end of day.
alanfriedman on HN
Sorting and reordering of experience items
From 2 comments
issue: Can't reorder experience items and they are not sorted by date.
fimdomeio on HNYeah, this is on my list for sure. Projects, experience and education will all be sorted by date until there's an option to manually sort. I'm working on it!
alanfriedman on HN
Questions
What is the privacy policy?
From 1 comment
What/where is your privacy policy?
bcanzanella on HN
How are skill levels estimated?
From 1 comment
15-20 language/framework icons don't tell me much, despite telling me too much. what's the estimated level of expertise? I don't believe someone who shows that many different…
mgkimsal on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub Pages and Jekyll
From 1 comment
Code repos are also hard to digest for non-technical folks And that's exactly what the gh-pages branch in a repo that generates a Github Pages/Jekyll site addresses -…
onion2k on HN
LinkedIn
From 1 comment
Hey guys, thanks for checking out Pocketsquare. I built this to give devs a better way to showcase their work. For me, my public Github page isn't always the best representation…
alanfriedman on HN
NeedProgrammer developer profiles
From 1 comment
If you're interested NeedProgrammer also offers simple dev profiles for freelancers: https://needprogrammer.com/#/profiles/developer/zach-van-ness
mynmyn on HN