GitHub business card
Dev tools
profile card generator
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How HN took it
8 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Execution: 3 for, 7 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, fast and beautiful design
From 3 comments
This is excellent! Simple, works, fast. It would be neat to see you do a Twitter version!
blurrybird on HNVery beautiful. Suggestion: vcard data in qr code https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/vcard-qr-code/
adolph on HNI really like that suble off-white coloring (sorry, someone had to say it).
jansan on HN
Clever way to promote your work
From 2 comments
Smart way to promote your work. I like that!
_justlilian on HNNice idea. Might be able to make money by linking to a business card company!
quickthrower2 on HN
Objections
Rendering breaks on some browsers and profiles (emojis, partial render)
From 5 comments
Nice project! Sadly the emojis present in my GitHub bio aren’t being rendered. I can’t see them in the image. :)
mthld on HNSeems broken on Firefox for Android (mobile). It displays half the card [0]. [0] https://imgur.com/a/CQ7QXkB
DistractionRect on HNDoesn't render for me: https://github-business-card.vercel.app/api/github?username=31KM
Phelinofist on HNI'm on Firefox on Linux and it just renders 40% and then stops
Phelinofist on HNNah it happened to me too (Chrome stable, perfect internet connection). Refreshing fixed it.
isatty on HN
Follower count is not a useful metric to show
From 2 comments
Feels weird to be flexing github followers on a business card especially since github is less about social influence.
dmak on HNThis is cool, but I am not sure how useful following count is on there. As others have pointed out, it would be neat to see some kind of aggregated contributions.
strangescript on HN
Requests
Show contribution graph or aggregated contributions
From 2 comments
Silly suggestion - show something like the contribution graph along the very bottom of the card, like a border. Those who know what it means will _know_, to everyone else it's…
zadjii on HNThis is cool, but I am not sure how useful following count is on there. As others have pointed out, it would be neat to see some kind of aggregated contributions.
strangescript on HN
Add QR code linking to GitHub profile or vCard
From 2 comments
Very cool project! What do you think about including a QR code linking back to the user's GitHub page on the rendered card?
bonney_io on HNVery beautiful. Suggestion: vcard data in qr code https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/vcard-qr-code/
adolph on HN
Show github.com URL instead of username
From 1 comment
Suggestion: instead of just my GitHub username under my name, it would be nice if it showed github.com/simonw
simonw on HN
Dark mode card
From 1 comment
I dig it—any plans for generating a dark mode card?
theden on HN
Questions
How long is the cache before profile changes appear?
From 1 comment
Awesome! Made a change to my profile as a result but I guess the site is caching generated profiles. How long is the cache?
arriu on HN
Is the source code for the @vercel/og API available?
From 1 comment
A repo for the @vercel/og API it uses isn't here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vercel/og ...but it's easy enough to find on https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/@vercel/og It…
benatkin on HN
Alternatives named
html2canvas
From 1 comment
Huh, `@vercel/og` is interesting! It looks like the same approach as `html2canvas` (implement custom rendering for each HTML element + CSS property), with all the tradeoffs that…
cobertos on HN
dom-to-image-more
From 1 comment
Huh, `@vercel/og` is interesting! It looks like the same approach as `html2canvas` (implement custom rendering for each HTML element + CSS property), with all the tradeoffs that…
cobertos on HN
Yoga and resvg
From 1 comment
A repo for the @vercel/og API it uses isn't here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vercel/og ...but it's easy enough to find on https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/@vercel/og It…
benatkin on HN