DEV Community

Discussion on: Are portfolios still necessary as a front end developer?

Collapse
 
jameesy profile image
Jamees Bedford

In my opinion:

It is not necessary to have a "portfolio" website as such, but I still think it is beneficial to HAVE a personal website.

As you say, as a developer its tough to showcase work if you have constantly been working on a project, but you are still able to showcase your knowledge with articles and code snippets that you have written.

You look at a lot of the big names on Twitter, and their personal websites (are more often than not) really simple. Just a paragraph about who they are / what they do and then some articles. Doesn't have to be anything professional or even particularly serious, however, it is a nice touch.

I have just recently really cut mine down to just one paragraph, some links to my articles and my social links. No scrolling required and its all on one page.