Re:Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you'v...
by kbenson on Thursday October 27, 2016 @11:29AM
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While likely not specifically what the submitter was looking for (that is, will help you get hired), the fact that I immediately searched for "gwern" in the comments so I could upvote or submit myself points towards it definitely being am example of a personal site/project that is memorable.
Re:Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you'v...
by lucideer on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:59AM
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I've never heard of gwern, but would definitely be more likely to hire than other sites I've seen here. The others are very much: overengineered, presentation-over-content, presentation-over-function, inaccessible. Effectively, they represent an overt focus on the "shiny" while neglecting the usually less exciting, but significantly more important, aspects of development. Not traits I would value in an employee.
Gwern's is up-front about one thing: communicating content clearly.
That said, a prospective employer may very well be more swayed by "the shiny": while I would deem that in poor judgement, I may be in a minority, so these other sites could be more likely to get you hired in practice.
Does gwern fall into this category? While I'd need to know more about what he's like in person, the author certainly seems like a technically competent individual.