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5 Inspiring Developer Websites πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

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1️⃣ Kyle Shook

@elyktrix is a self-thought frontend developer. It's a super simple portfolio built with Gatsby.

πŸ”— kyleshook.com
@elyktrix 2️⃣ RajSavaliya

Another VSCode clone website that looks super cool - for people who use VSCode every day πŸ˜„
Built with NextJs, TypeScript, Tailwind, and React.

πŸ”— rajsavaliya.com
@elyktrix 3️⃣ Rauno Freiberg

Check out @raunofreiberg's cleaver portfolio where the menu mimics the macOS Dock. 🀯

πŸ”— rauno.me
@elyktrix @raunofreiberg 4️⃣ Brian Lovin

@brian_lovin works as a product designer at GitHub built a ton of other projects, and also runs a podcast.
What captured me about this portfolio is the public Bookmarks collection

πŸ”— brianlovin.com
@elyktrix @raunofreiberg @brian_lovin 5️⃣ Vyshnav Gangadharan

@vyshnav_xyz is a self-taught Graphics & UI/UX designer who enjoys books and listening to podcasts.
What captured me is the simplicity and the Book Notes section, I absolutely love it!

πŸ”— vyshnav.xyz
@elyktrix @raunofreiberg @brian_lovin @vyshnav_xyz Creating an eye-catching developer portfolio is not easy.

Right now I'm compiling my notes and industry experience about developer portfolios into an ebook.



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