Pocketsquare

Web and SaaS

developer portfolio

SHOW HN2015

76points
51comments
#353of 2,565 in 2015
Top 14%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

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 HN
    • I... can't change my password. Nice and clean look though!
      icechen1 on HN
    • Good 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 HN
    • It'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 HN
    • It'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 HN
    • Yep, 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 HN
    • Yeah, 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 HN
    • And 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 HN
    • Thanks 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 HN
    • I 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
  • Privacy policy

    From 2 comments
    • What/where is your privacy policy?
      bcanzanella on HN
    • I 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 HN
    • Yeah, 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
  • 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

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