GitHub is now slowly turning into a Portfolio Website

GitHub is now slowly turning into a Portfolio Website(twitter.com)

44 points by mindfreeze 6 years ago | 11 comments

This is actually a nice feature that goes along with one of the common use cases. Since there are alternate git options I don't mind having things like this.

klyrs 6 years ago |

I think a lot of us use it as a professional portfolio. The interface is a little wierd (e.g. the github account networkx already has a networkx repo with extremely obvious reason), but overall I've wanted something similar. But omfg please don't be like fb and add a dating feature

sieabahlpark 6 years ago | |

I figure their next step is going to be adding features similar to LinkedIn.

dpbriggs 5 years ago |

Slowly? Isn't this a common use case?

I've had interviews where they required my GitHub profile so we could discuss one of my projects in depth.

cocoa19 5 years ago | |

Sigh, I hope not.

Now to get a job or keep being employed I need to grind leetcode for months, actively participate in top open source projects on GitHub, know the latest trends, and be a systems designs guru.

Now that I'm starting a family, I'm worried I won't be able to keep up as I've done so far.

I sometimes envy people that can disconnect from their 9-5, take a break every week, go on regular vacations, relax at the pool.

nikivi 6 years ago |

If they make it so that you have to 'unfold' it to see at least as an option, then I think it's a fine thing to add.

You can easily share your favorite repos you made or projects you contribute to in there and in a way 'guide' new users to explore more of your work.

t0mmel 5 years ago |

It’s a nice feature you can choose to use if you want. I’ve often been asked about projects on my gh account, and it’s good to have this tools alongside a static website tool like Jekyll

jpindar 5 years ago |

Hmm, it's only visible to people who are logged in.

juststeve 5 years ago |

GitHub to merge with LinkedIn

pests 5 years ago | |

Microsoft already owns both so why not

juststeve 5 years ago | | |

Just change the banner