alanfriedman

Yeah there's definitely some work to be done and I have better server responses on the list. Thanks for checking it out! Also, it can't hurt to host your freelance page here too!

Thanks for the feedback. I'm a fan of Github pages and Jekyll and have used them for several projects. Github pages are great for explaining individual repositories but I think they serve a different purpose than Pocketsquare.

Pocketsquare is more of an overview of what you do, letting you showcase multiple projects in one place and talk about different skills, language and frameworks you know, as well as highlight your experience and education background if you'd like.

I do see your point, and I'll just have to see if it's something users want and are using, or not.

Sorry about that - it's at the top of my list!

Thanks!

Yeah, one of the most common requests I've gotten is adding more languages/frameworks, and I'm working on getting that out as soon as possible. It is very front-end dev focused at the moment, so I'll be broadening the options to give all developers what they're looking for. Thanks for checking it out!

Thanks for the feedback - great idea.

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. What kinds of features would make it more appealing for you?

Hey guys, thanks for checking out Pocketsquare. I built this to give devs a better way to showcase their work. For me, my public Github page isn't always the best representation of the stuff I like to work on, and LinkedIn isn't optimized to show dev work.

So, Pocketsquare focuses on just showing your skills, projects (may or may not correspond to a git repo) and code snippets. You can also show work experience or education. I tried to make it simple and straightforward for non-technical visitors yet also visually appealing so it's something you want to show people.

Thanks again and I appreciate any feedback you guys have.

Edit: I didn't have time to put social links on the landing page, so for anyone who wants to stay up to date as I make pocketsquare more awesome, you can follow the Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/getpocketsquare or add your email to this list and I'll let you know when new features roll out: http://bit.ly/1RvGHIn

Thanks!

Hey guys, I recently launched Pocketsquare and was hoping to get some feedback from the people who might be the target users.

Pocketsquare lets you create a simple portfolio to showcase your skills (language, frameworks, etc), code snippets, projects you've worked on and optionally your work and education background.

My questions are: Is this something you need/want? Would you use this? Why or why not?

I created Pocketsquare to give devs a better way to showcase their work. A front-end dev myself, I've maintained my own custom portfolio site for a few years and figured it made sense to abstract the layout and concept out to allow other devs to use it. For me, my public Github page isn't a great representation of the stuff I like to work on, and LinkedIn isn't really geared towards devs so it's not ideal either. So I made Pocketsquare to focus on the stuff that I thought devs would want to show: code snippets, projects and skills badges.

Thanks for checking it out and I appreciate any feedback you guys have.