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Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by mxuribe »

natrik wrote: post #29

Showcasing my personal website here: [link redacted] I’m going for a very minimalistic look and it’s still a work in progress, but I’m aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc. Features I’m thinking of adding - a links page showcasing interesting links on the internet Also checkout my 404 page :)

Please don't interpret my comments as harsh...But...Disabling the context menu is not nice. What is the point of doing that? You added some code in order to disable fundamental browser behavior? And worse yet, this additional code goes against your stated goal of "...aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc." Again, apologies if this comes off as harsh. Clearly, you can code which is great, good for you! But, with great power comes great responsibility.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by martin_a »

onion2k wrote: post #41
numlock86 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see anything but your name and three external links. Your 404 page shows your e-mail as base64, but it's cut off half the way (or rather bugged out) because of the CSS. From the JS my first guess would be some relation to LGBT. All put into 328 kilobytes. The cert is from Symantec ... and soon to be distrusted by all major browsers. It uses Google Analytics (yuck). Mixed script tags in body and head. No CSP p…

This is an unnecessarily aggressive response. That's not how you give good feedback.

I don't find it aggressive. It's honest, without any digressions or trying to be more than a list of mistakes and bad decisions that were made.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by hombre_fatal »

onion2k wrote: post #84
hombre_fatal wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> a backend dev would have a few repos on Github No, the equivalent here would be to expect back-end devs to build their own blog applications. What a waste of time. I did that when I was younger and it was only a distraction from actually writing and building things that mattered.

What a waste of time. No one is forcing you to do any of this stuff. If you can find a job you like without doing it then that's awesome, but plenty of people can't. I'm suggesting a way that people can avoid being filtered out based on their resume because, whether you like it or not, wanting a candidate to demonstrate that they can code reasonably well before the interview stage is quite common. I think people get…

Sure, but this thread is about being judged by the thing that basically links to your portfolio (Github) or contains your demonstration of knowledge (like blog posts) instead of judging those those things directly. The OP dismisses the latter in favor of the former, and that's what I meant was a waste of time.

That you should build something if you don't have anything to show off at all is a completely different point -- and that doesn't seem to be your point when I reread your previous comment? At which point, I'd recommend building something more interesting than a blog unless you're a beginner, and I'd avoid mixing your writing with your attempt to build your first demo project. But this thread isn't about beginner advice.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by natrik »

mxuribe wrote: post #91
natrik wrote: post #29

Showcasing my personal website here: [link redacted] I’m going for a very minimalistic look and it’s still a work in progress, but I’m aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc. Features I’m thinking of adding - a links page showcasing interesting links on the internet Also checkout my 404 page :)

Please don't interpret my comments as harsh...But...Disabling the context menu is not nice. What is the point of doing that? You added some code in order to disable fundamental browser behavior? And worse yet, this additional code goes against your stated goal of "...aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc." Again, apologies if this comes off as harsh. Clearly, you can code which is great, good for you! But,…

Just disabled right clicking, I was playing around and thought it was interesting at the time. CMD-OPTION-I and the browser toolbar still allow access to it, might reenable it though with all the feedback though!

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by natrik »

numlock86 wrote: post #33
natrik wrote: post #29

Showcasing my personal website here: [link redacted] I’m going for a very minimalistic look and it’s still a work in progress, but I’m aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc. Features I’m thinking of adding - a links page showcasing interesting links on the internet Also checkout my 404 page :)

I don't see anything but your name and three external links. Your 404 page shows your e-mail as base64, but it's cut off half the way (or rather bugged out) because of the CSS. From the JS my first guess would be some relation to LGBT. All put into 328 kilobytes. The cert is from Symantec ... and soon to be distrusted by all major browsers. It uses Google Analytics (yuck). Mixed script tags in body and head. No CSP p…

Yeah I was aiming to keep things super minimalistic, I’m just getting started with a web portfolio and I’m still in undergrad. The website was by no means a finished product, not sure what CSP or HSTS are but I’ll look into them. I use cloud flare for the SSL cert so they should update?

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by natrik »

dgellow wrote: post #46
natrik wrote: post #29

Showcasing my personal website here: [link redacted] I’m going for a very minimalistic look and it’s still a work in progress, but I’m aiming to keep load times fast, minimal JS, etc. Features I’m thinking of adding - a links page showcasing interesting links on the internet Also checkout my 404 page :)

IMHO the content matters way more than the form. And your website is empty, so I would focus on this instead of the rainbow text (which is just a bit too fast to be distracting).

I am going for a minimal look however and still working on projects to put on the site.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by aczerepinski »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #82
onion2k wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Otherwise for any dev with experience, this is a dumb expectation. A good website that demonstrates some ability to write frontend code well is a shortcut to demonstrating that you're good at what I want to employ you to do. It's a showcase of your skills, just as a graphic designer would have a Dribbble portfolio or a backend dev would have a few repos on Github. I'm not suggesting you can't get hired without a nice…

> a backend dev would have a few repos on Github No, the equivalent here would be to expect back-end devs to build their own blog applications. What a waste of time. I did that when I was younger and it was only a distraction from actually writing and building things that mattered.

I built my own blog in Elixir/Phoenix when I was looking for a job as a junior dev, and at that time it indicated to employers that I can learn a new language on my own, that I understand basic web dev, etc. Now that I'm more on the hiring side of the equation I would still be impressed if a fresh CS or bootcamp grad built a blog (or any other simple project) in a newer stack that doesn't yet have hand-holding tutorials.

However, outside of junior level positions, I don't think there's much you can glean from whether somebody has done trivial side projects or not. Obviously an ambitious side project is worth a lot, but the bar for building one is really high and there are so many great devs who can't reasonably make the time outside of work to do that.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by onion2k »

martin_a wrote: post #93
onion2k wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is an unnecessarily aggressive response. That's not how you give good feedback.

I don't find it aggressive. It's honest, without any digressions or trying to be more than a list of mistakes and bad decisions that were made.

It's very opinionated, it offers no help or pointers about how to fix any of the problems, and it wasn't asked for.

Re: Personal Website for Programmers

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Post by [deleted] »

Xelbair wrote: post #83
40four wrote: post #74

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It is just one person's opinion. You don't have to try to slam it down as 'petty'. They didn't say they reject candidates based on this, simply that it doesn't make a 'good impression'. Weather you agree or not, it shouldn't be hard to understand why someone would think that.

>It is just one person's opinion. You don't have to try to slam it down as 'petty'. Why? if it is petty, why not slam it? it is a single opinion - do we need at least N people to share it before we can slam it? >They didn't say they reject candidates based on this, simply that it doesn't make a 'good impression'. Weather you agree or not, it shouldn't be hard to understand why someone would think that. Unless you mak…

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