magarshak.com
Productivity
personal resume
SHOW HN2022
9points
12comments
#2,228of 2,570 in 2022
Top 87%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Original, personal design that shows character
From 1 comment
Not OP, but a big positive for me is originality. Even if the design isn't optimal or the most appealing, it's really a breath of fresh air looking at a CV like this, where you…
endorphine on HN
Loads fast and is readable with no obvious errors
From 1 comment
The positive is that the individual that the resume belongs to appear to be quite impressive and productive. The website loads fast, has decent readability (other than the…
powersnail on HN
Shows an impressive, productive software professional
From 3 comments
The positive is that the individual that the resume belongs to appear to be quite impressive and productive. The website loads fast, has decent readability (other than the…
powersnail on HNThe impression it gives me is of a competent software professional, so in that sense, it works. The design concerns people have expressed are accurate, but you aren't trying to…
codingdave on HNIt seems you did a lot and achieved a lot. Congrats. Why did you create this page? Who are you targeting? A new company you would like to work for? Potential customers for your…
iamandras on HN
Objections
Giant generic icons and stock images are distracting
From 3 comments
The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
powersnail on HNOn the surface I'd say the red flags for me would be the unusually huge looking icons coupled with the extremely narrow columns for text (this is on an iPad so you may want to…
throwaway675309 on HNOverall, I like the idea and appreciate the work you've put into it. I think it can be improved by simplifying a bit. Perhaps, rather than thinking of the page as a full…
xwowsersx on HN
Reads more like a homepage than a resume; projects hidden behind links
From 1 comment
The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
powersnail on HN
Too much text, wall of text in a grid layout
From 1 comment
Overall, I like the idea and appreciate the work you've put into it. I think it can be improved by simplifying a bit. Perhaps, rather than thinking of the page as a full…
xwowsersx on HN
Not mobile or wide-screen friendly; narrow columns and no max-width
From 3 comments
On the surface I'd say the red flags for me would be the unusually huge looking icons coupled with the extremely narrow columns for text (this is on an iPad so you may want to…
throwaway675309 on HN>The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
rovr138 on HNConstructive criticism: Images are huge and scaled down to fit the circular icons... Why not serve up an appropriately sized optimized image? This image you use is close to 4MB:…
cphoover on HN
Oversized images (about 4MB) hurt performance
From 1 comment
Constructive criticism: Images are huge and scaled down to fit the circular icons... Why not serve up an appropriately sized optimized image? This image you use is close to 4MB:…
cphoover on HN
Old GPA and early high school graduation are irrelevant; 'Web3' term is a red flag
From 1 comment
The impression it gives me is of a competent software professional, so in that sense, it works. The design concerns people have expressed are accurate, but you aren't trying to…
codingdave on HN
Requests
Name the products and projects directly on the page
From 1 comment
The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
powersnail on HN
Remove or shrink the icons and serve optimized images
From 2 comments
The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
powersnail on HNConstructive criticism: Images are huge and scaled down to fit the circular icons... Why not serve up an appropriately sized optimized image? This image you use is close to 4MB:…
cphoover on HN
Add a max-width and responsive mobile layout
From 2 comments
>The first things that pop into my vision is the giant icons. They are unusually huge, but they are just generic clip arts and stock images, not really relevant to the content. I…
rovr138 on HNConstructive criticism: Images are huge and scaled down to fit the circular icons... Why not serve up an appropriately sized optimized image? This image you use is close to 4MB:…
cphoover on HN
Get design help before using it for interviews
From 2 comments
On the surface I'd say the red flags for me would be the unusually huge looking icons coupled with the extremely narrow columns for text (this is on an iPad so you may want to…
throwaway675309 on HNIt got me to look! My main question is: Who are you targeting? It looks like you have some impressive achievements,my gut feel though, is that design is not your main strength…
zafka on HN
Questions
Who is the target audience (employers, clients, customers)?
From 2 comments
It got me to look! My main question is: Who are you targeting? It looks like you have some impressive achievements,my gut feel though, is that design is not your main strength…
zafka on HNIt seems you did a lot and achieved a lot. Congrats. Why did you create this page? Who are you targeting? A new company you would like to work for? Potential customers for your…
iamandras on HN
Are there any positives in the critique?
From 1 comment
Are there any positives you can list as well? Or is everything you experienced negative relative to the baseline resume?
EGreg on HN