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My first portfolio

Louise Aldridge on February 17, 2025

I kicked off this year by creating my portfolio, which showcases my coding journey so far. It highlights my skills and projects in HTML, CSS, JavaS...
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Ben Sinclair

I think it's really good.

It's immediately friendly and clean, with good use of vertical space and semantic elements.

If I was looking at it with the canny eye of an employer, I'd check out the source, which you link to front-and-centre, and after a quick 2-minute whizz-through, it looks nice and simple. You haven't overengineered anything (which is a massive thing with portfolios earlier in people's careers) and it's readable and looks straightforward to maintain.

I'd add a link to your DEV account along with the Github and LinkedIn links :)

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Louise Aldridge

Thank you, definitely a good shout to include the DEV account :)

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Makechi™ • Edited

Your portfolio is looking great! Here are a few suggestions that could enhance it even further:

  • Consider adding a contact form to make it easier for others to reach out or provide feedback.
  • A well-designed favicon with a distinct color can help reinforce your brand identity.

I also checked out your GitHub page and noticed that most projects don’t have a README.md file. A good README helps readers understand your project, provides installation/setup instructions, and even outlines contribution guidelines if the project is open-source. Adding one can make your projects more accessible and engaging for others.

Keep up the great work!

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Silvia O'Dwyer

Wow, your portfolio looks fantastic! Love the modern theme and visual aesthetic of the site. The projects grid looks really cool
I found it easy to navigate, and very fast too

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Justin McCulloh Jr

Looks great ! I hope you’re having a fun coding journey !

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Muhammad Usman

Neat and clean always the best option.

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John M

Looks good, good luck.

I decided to follow you on GH :)

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Mamathesh

Really good Job friend : ),

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Mohamed Ibrahim

Very beautiful... Just keep going.. ❤

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reynaldi

nice clean domain name

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Naeemul Islam

Looking great, keep up the good work..

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Charity Mamah

That's a great job for a beginner.

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Carlos Silva

I liked it. It is clean and attractive.

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KARTHIKEYAN R

Nice👌

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yousef elsherbiny

it's good how organized your code is, interested to see more!

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Priyanshu Agarwal

Keep up the good work!

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Liz

Looks great 😃

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Atharav Singh

Very clean, make sure to integrate some animations in the next versioning of the website. As they are very recruiter catchy

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Jacks Vo

nice, where do you buy this domain .codes

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Louise Aldridge

Thanks, I got the domain from Namecheap

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OMoz

You should take care that the website is not considered safe for some reason and if a recruiter will try to access it from their work computer it might be blocked

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Louise Aldridge

Oh interesting, did it say it was unsafe when you tried to access it? I have doubled checked and I do have a SSL certificate (https), so I wonder what could've happened.

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OMoz

I can access it now :) so maybe caching after you enabled it?

Looks really great and modern! Definitely memorable

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Santhosh Balasa

Would u be interest to work on a project?