Doug Koellmer portfolio
Productivity
personal portfolio
SHOW HN2013
13points
12comments
#1,202of 1,739 in 2013
Top 70%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Creative and fun, shows passion
From 2 comments
You shouldn't submit a resume like this. If you're sending in a resume - you always send it in a 'normal' format; but I always think these are good for your personal website!…
tjbiddle on HN+1 to this. There is the 'form' which is a resume, and there is the 'fun' which is something like this. There are several in loops while (! dead) { ... }.
ChuckMcM on HN
Objections
Format is too unconventional to submit as a résumé; may be auto-rejected
From 1 comment
Just a heads up, but I've worked for at least two companies so far that automatically throw away any applications written in code like that. It's pretty common that people submit…
gkoberger on HN
Some content is negative or glib about the maker
From 1 comment
Just a heads up, but I've worked for at least two companies so far that automatically throw away any applications written in code like that. It's pretty common that people submit…
gkoberger on HN
Similar gimmicks have been seen before
From 1 comment
Yeah, I feel as though I've seen similar gimmicks in the past.
elwell on HN
Requests
Link to other similar public résumés or portfolios
From 1 comment
Thanks for the heads up, and the feedback! I didn't mean this as a resume exactly...more like a portfolio that would be linked to from my cover letter and/or resume. It depends…
dougk16 on HN
Questions
Which other public résumés or portfolios are similar?
From 1 comment
Thanks for the heads up, and the feedback! I didn't mean this as a resume exactly...more like a portfolio that would be linked to from my cover letter and/or resume. It depends…
dougk16 on HN