A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#1

Post by dsowers » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:20 PM UTC

A better way for hackers to promote themselves
mycelial.com

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#2

Post by dsowers » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:21 PM UTC

A few months ago I became unsatisfied with the existing ways that a programmer had available to show their work and accomplishments online. The resume sites out there use the old fashioned resume format of bulleted lists and text descriptions. Our projects should be promoted in a more visual way to give them more credit.

Mycelial is geared towards promoting your hobbies alongside your work, not just the past positions you've held.

I would love to get feedback on this app!

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#3

Post by dividebyzero » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

dsowers wrote: post #2

A few months ago I became unsatisfied with the existing ways that a programmer had available to show their work and accomplishments online. The resume sites out there use the old fashioned resume format of bulleted lists and text descriptions. Our projects should be promoted in a more visual way to give them more credit. Mycelial is geared towards promoting your hobbies alongside your work, not just the past position…

I like the layout a lot! Nice app. You could make it a little more ipad friendly, though. Maybe make a dedicated mobile version of the site? What technologies did you use to build this?

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

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Post by dsowers » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:40 PM UTC

dividebyzero wrote: post #3

dsowers wrote: post #2

A few months ago I became unsatisfied with the existing ways that a programmer had available to show their work and accomplishments online. The resume sites out there use the old fashioned resume format of bulleted lists and text descriptions. Our projects should be promoted in a more visual way to give them more credit. Mycelial is geared towards promoting your hobbies alongside your work, not just the past position…

I like the layout a lot! Nice app. You could make it a little more ipad friendly, though. Maybe make a dedicated mobile version of the site? What technologies did you use to build this?

Thanks for the feedback! I built this with rails. You can see all of the technologies involved in the tags section here: http://www.mycelial.com/projects/15

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#5

Post by grest » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:40 PM UTC

This is really interesting- I've actually wanted to tie the different aspects of my life together in one place- I'm programmer but also an artist. I'd like to promote both at the same time and this looks like a place I could do that. If anything, thanks for hosting my portfolio!

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#6

Post by dsowers » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

grest wrote: post #5

This is really interesting- I've actually wanted to tie the different aspects of my life together in one place- I'm programmer but also an artist. I'd like to promote both at the same time and this looks like a place I could do that. If anything, thanks for hosting my portfolio!

Thanks. I built this for the same reasons. We all have diverse hobbies and resumes can't capture all of the interesting stuff that we do. I also wanted to create a mechanism for better project discovery. Mycelial accomplishes this with tags. If you tag the core components/technologies of your projects, they will automatically be related to other similar projects via the sporeprint page.

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

#7

Post by kyle_t » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

Really beautifully designed. I had one of those instant (and rare) "man this is a beautiful design" moments. And then I saw the name. I understand why you chose the name but I struggle to pronounce it, yet alone spell it.

Beautiful and I like the concept, just not a fan of the name.

Re: A better way for hackers to promote themselves

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Post by dsowers » Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 5:50 PM UTC

kyle_t wrote: post #7

Really beautifully designed. I had one of those instant (and rare) "man this is a beautiful design" moments. And then I saw the name. I understand why you chose the name but I struggle to pronounce it, yet alone spell it. Beautiful and I like the concept, just not a fan of the name.

Thanks. Fair criticism of the name too. It's really hard to settle on a name when you're building things. Especially since it is so hard to find a .com that is a real word these days.