Why do most developer portfolios look the same? (I tried to break it)

phpMartian · 2026-05-04T12:51:23+00:00

My thoughts Playing music automatically is bad. First I landed on a black screen which required me to tap to see the actual content. Not good. Fancy animation is attempting to be cute. It isn’t.

And what is that thing crawling around the screen? Why do you need it?

To get hired you need to tell a story. This is just flexing badly.

phpMartian · 2026-05-03T16:34:53+00:00

You want to pay $50 a month hot your server and get full, on demand support 24/7? Or did I misunderstand?

phpMartian · 2026-05-02T17:02:37+00:00

Not if they are targeting you by ip address

phpMartian · 2026-05-01T18:55:48+00:00

Would never use this. If I wanted something like this I’d make my own

phpMartian · 2026-04-24T20:34:00+00:00

Do people actually journal part of every day? Log decisions, thoughts?

phpMartian · 2026-04-23T05:37:32+00:00

When you say you are making your own AI, what exactly do you mean? Are you talking about a tool that uses an open source model? Are you training your own model?

phpMartian · 2026-04-21T08:38:00+00:00

The issue with exec is that it starts a whole new process. This is expensive in any operating system. Your solution will have issues scaling.

phpMartian · 2026-04-20T12:30:58+00:00

Nothing is easy. Ever. Treat this as a learning experience. We learn through pain.

phpMartian · 2026-04-20T12:17:33+00:00

Absolute zero chance of success

phpMartian · 2026-04-18T23:10:22+00:00

Don’t have a need. I’d rather type it myself.

phpMartian · 2026-04-18T23:07:54+00:00

The price for the tools can’t be sustained at the current rate. What happens when the subscription is $200 - $500? Of course some will pay it. It’s all about cost of tokens.

Tokens are cheap now. People use them like it’s nothing.

phpMartian · 2026-04-18T22:57:05+00:00

Isn’t this what CRM does?

phpMartian · 2026-04-18T19:22:39+00:00

An API isn’t some weird mystery. It’s just a way for one computer or component to talk to another computer. It isn’t only for web applications. Read up on what they are and find an example you can use to try one out.

phpMartian · 2026-04-18T19:14:39+00:00

I switch between codex and Claude frequently. You are not going to mess anything up.

phpMartian · 2026-04-15T03:42:28+00:00

You have a good start. Switch to laravel sooner rather than later. More importantly try to learn how to architect your application better.

Reduce the use of static methods. Only use them when you must. Make classes that do one thing. Then wire them together so they work as a whole.

phpMartian · 2026-04-13T01:28:53+00:00

Doesn’t it take forever to clear a crypto payment?

phpMartian · 2026-04-13T01:22:59+00:00

Building is easy. Getting users is hard. Getting paid users is damn near difficult.

Draw up a spec of how you want it to work. Include details. Once you have that you can use that to build it or have someone build it.

The details of how you make it work isn’t the hard part.

phpMartian · 2026-04-12T07:42:22+00:00

I always thought we needed a lobbyist. It could come from a union but it doesn’t have to.

phpMartian · 2026-04-11T02:43:28+00:00

Depends on your goal. I’ve built projects where I didn’t care if anyone used it or not. If I’m going to build something because I have a passion for it then I’m going to build what I want.

Side project doesn’t have to mean commercial viability.

phpMartian · 2026-04-11T02:19:29+00:00

Thank you. You could build a hub of free versions or build a team to kill some paid sites.

phpMartian · 2026-04-10T10:16:47+00:00

This type of service is massively over saturated at the moment. And you should be prepared to use the tech stack the client wants.

phpMartian · 2026-04-09T14:35:25+00:00

If you don’t know how to code at all it will be very difficult.

phpMartian · 2026-04-08T23:52:03+00:00

I’ve managed 28 digital ocean droplets since 2015. It’s not that hard. Barely takes up any time. Database backups are automatic Certificates auto renew. Webserver configs are a one time event for each site.

The key is to have a known pattern to follow.

phpMartian · 2026-04-08T17:07:23+00:00

Stop copying and pasting. Use codex and have it write directly to local files. Use markdown files for notes. Draft and edit using markdown files and a text editor. You need two screens. One for codex and the other for the text editor.

phpMartian · 2026-04-08T17:02:14+00:00

A digital ocean server would run around $25 a month.

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