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Discussion on: 10 Examples of a Good 👩‍💻🧑‍💻 Developer Portfolio 💼 for Your Inspiration 🦄

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Roden

Ingo, thank you for your comment. I have looked at your articles and find them very useful when creating a portfolio. And I basically agree with the statements from Google that the site should not waste user time. But I also agree with you that you should not get hung up on the advice of large companies and create standard resume sites.

As for the discussion of the question that it is not necessary to waste the user's time in vain, then you are also right here, that this can depend a lot on culture, style and profession. I honestly did not think that my article would be of interest to so many people, I just wanted to share those examples that I liked. And I certainly didn't think that this could cause serious controversy because of simple cursors and animations that last a couple of seconds.

Personally, I think that when creating a frontend developer portfolio, you should still not avoid using animation to achieve the fastest loading time. And don't be afraid to use preloaders. Because I believe that the site, and especially if it is your portfolio, then it should be treated as a canvas on which you will paint your picture. Your soul should be visible in the portfolio. The work invested must be visible. It's almost creative. A portfolio should not be a place where standard information about yourself is simply written. For this purpose, there are social networks with Linkedin and Github. And your personal website should reflect a part of your soul.

Moreover, I have always been attracted to the possibility of visualization and animation of elements in Frontend development. And in my portfolio (which I will soon publish here), I certainly can not refuse animation.

Thank you again, for your excellent comment! 🎉