I'm on the same boat, here are some UX Designers portfolios that I found interesting and bookmarked. Even if it's a different profession, you may find inspiration there:
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#22Jeff Atwood's blog is great and still (very infrequently) updated.
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#23I found this quite fun, not sure if it still works.
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#24Highly recommend patio11's site and blog: https://www.kalzumeus.com/ His post on salary negotiation should be mandatory reading for all software engineers: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
I had missed this gem of a post.
"Put in $1 then to get the ball rolling, and we’ll circle back to this later.” - How could I have not said something simple like this in my previous negotiations :) Baller of a post.
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#25I'm on the same boat, here are some UX Designers portfolios that I found interesting and bookmarked. Even if it's a different profession, you may find inspiration there: http://jaredgranger.com/ https://danielkorpai.com/#work https://katiemacoy.com https://www.vanschneider.com https://heyshawn.co
I burst out laughing while reflecting on how good the Tobias van Schneider design is. The use of typography is absolutely marvelous. Thanks for sharing!
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#26At the risk of sounding pompous. I really like my portfolio site: [link redacted]
Why? I built it for myself. Not for what I thought recruiters/employers wanted to see. I simply wanted a place to collect some of the projects I work on. And more importantly one that captured my personality a bit. It's not perfect, I look at it and see a ton things I'd refactor. But it get's people to laugh or start a conversation about something I've done. That to me makes it all worth it.
My $0.02: Don't build a portfolio site because you think you need one, build one if it serves a purpose for you. i.e. learning a new skill, organizing your work, or just having fun. I think the results are much more interesting that way. (Also, don't be afraid to iterate. I think this is the 5th one I've attempted to make)
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#27I'm going to go the other way with my comment and ask for feedback on my portfolio page.
https://www.iancollmceachern.com
Please feel free to email feedback to the contact info on my page or post it here. Thank you in advance.
(Edited to add that I'm a hardware product designer, providing mechanical and systems engineering services for medical devices and other mission critical hardware)
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#28dan wang. he wrote why so few people major in CS. interesting dude. https://danwang.co/ bill gurley, investor http://abovethecrowd.com/
I discovered Dan Wang through Tyler Cowen's Marginal Revolution Blog (a great blog for folks with omnivorous interests).
Dan seems to be a deep thinker (philosophy major). He doesn't write about engineering so much, but what he does write about he goes deep.
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#29If you're interested in PL and blogging, mine night be of use to you.
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#30Probably one of the most unique designs for a personal blog I have ever seen (the animated page headers, page transitions, and a lot of genuinely great articles and talks): https://acko.net