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by colept 3398 days ago
It tries to be both technical and conversational while committing to neither. On first glance it looks like a terminal bot but I don't think it speaks towards your potential skills.

For example it says "Why don't you say hello?" - my first instinct was to say "hello" but it responded with "do you need any help?" to which I replied "yes." Nothing happened - a net negative interaction.

Throw out the frills. Sell yourself and your skills - if you want to be hired. Demonstrate what someone would expect from your work. Generic and accessible goes a lot further than quirky obfuscation. In many circumstances, the terminal expert is not the only one looking at your portfolio.

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Mobile friendly would be a major point too especially if someone is looking you up on the go. That way you at least have a working fallback.
Thank you for your feedback! Yes, a mobile version is in the works. I definitely agree.
Thank you for your feedback.

When you replied "yes." and nothing happened, do you mean that no reply was rendered on the page? Or do you mean that the rendered reply wasn't meaningful? What would make this interaction more positive?

I agree that I can definitely be selling myself and my skills more.