The latest articles on DEV Community by Shashank Kumar Rathour (@happyesss). https://dev.to/happyesss https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3748785%2Fce6c2edb-4b5a-47ce-999b-81ebdcde697a.jpeg https://dev.to/happyesss en Shashank Kumar Rathour Thu, 28 May 2026 05:40:17 +0000 https://dev.to/happyesss/resumy-an-ai-powered-resume-builder-for-students-and-developers-5k https://dev.to/happyesss/resumy-an-ai-powered-resume-builder-for-students-and-developers-5k <h1> This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/github-2026-05-21">GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge</a> </h1> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I built <strong><a href="https://resumy.live/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resumy.live</a></strong>, an AI-powered resume builder and resume analysis platform for students and early-career developers.</p> <p>The goal is simple: help people create better resumes faster, get AI feedback on their resume, and feel more confident applying for internships and jobs.</p> <p>As a student applying myself, this project felt personal—I wanted to build something genuinely useful that I would use too.</p> <p>Code: <a href="https://github.com/Happyesss/resumy" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Repository</a></p> <h2> The Comeback Story </h2> <p>Resumy wasn’t a new project for me—I had already built it earlier, but it still had unfinished parts and stability issues.</p> <p>I chose this project again because I believed the idea still mattered and I didn’t want to leave it half done.</p> <p>For this challenge I focused on finishing and improving the important parts:</p> <ul> <li>Improved overall stability</li> <li>Better AI resume analysis flow</li> <li>Cleaner resume editing experience</li> <li>Refactored parts of the codebase</li> </ul> <p>This time the goal wasn’t just building a prototype—it was making it reliable enough for real users.</p> <p>That’s why I came back to Resumy.</p> <h2> My Experience with GitHub Copilot </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/features/copilot?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Copilot</a> helped a lot during development.</p> <p>It sped up repetitive coding, helped during refactoring, and made debugging older parts of the project much easier.</p> <p>The biggest help was momentum—coming back to an older project can feel hard, and Copilot helped me move faster and actually finish what I started.</p> <p>🚀 <a href="https://resumy.live/&lt;br&gt;%0A&lt;br&gt;%0A&lt;br&gt;%0A&lt;br&gt;%0A" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resumy.live</a></p> devchallenge githubchallenge