The latest articles on DEV Community by dswwfg (@dswwfg). https://dev.to/dswwfg https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4127544%2F80595981-a9b1-40e9-96fa-be2b0b329968.png https://dev.to/dswwfg en dswwfg Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:51:44 +0000 https://dev.to/dswwfg/i-turned-github-profiles-into-roastable-rpg-characters-4lm5 https://dev.to/dswwfg/i-turned-github-profiles-into-roastable-rpg-characters-4lm5 <p>I built a weekend project: enter a GitHub username, and it turns the public activity into an RPG character.</p> <p>You get a class, a level, letter grades across <strong>Backend / Frontend / Database / DevOps / ML / System Design / Algorithms</strong>, legendary traits, and a <strong>fatal weakness</strong> it roasts you for.</p> <p>The grades aren't random — they come from your <strong>actual repos</strong>: languages, topics, stars, account age, activity. So it lands uncomfortably close.</p> <p>Example — Linus Torvalds shows up as a "Linux Kernel Architect" (Mythic, Lv.99) with a Frontend grade of F and a roast about never having centered a div.</p> <p>👉 <strong>Try your own (no login, just a username):</strong> <a href="https://githubrpgstudy.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Link</a></p> <h3> The idea I'm actually testing </h3> <p>Each stat has a <strong>"Prove us wrong"</strong> button. The bet: people won't just share the card — some will go <em>learn something</em> to raise a grade. Real knowledge = character power.</p> <h3> Stack </h3> <ul> <li>Next.js (App Router) on Vercel</li> <li>Claude with structured output → the character JSON</li> <li>GitHub REST API → the raw signals</li> <li>Upstash Redis → cache + a live "recent summoners" feed</li> </ul> <p>Would love feedback — and drop your worst result in the comments so we can<br> all feel better about ourselves 😄</p> showdev github webdev ai