meekinssw

I suppose less social media side of things and self-promotion, and more for discovering who the experts in a given field are? The tool you've described is a pretty cool idea!

Hey HN!

I started coding about two months ago in mid-Feb and would love some feedback on my first web app – ExpertRank: https://www.expertrank.io

I’ve been thinking about how LinkedIn is great for social professional networking but not so much for quietly discovering real experts and talent through people you trust, so thought it would be a great first project to start with.

ExpertRank allows you to privately endorse the skills of people you know, and discover experts based on the opinions of those you trust. I’d love to get your take on this. What do you like about it? What’s not working? Any glaring issues or suggestions for improvements?

Also as I’m new to coding, if you have any quick technical tips or see obvious areas for improvement in the app's build, I’d appreciate that insight as well!

I know HN isn’t big on sign-ups for feedback (but the login was one of the first things I did) so feel free to use a throwaway email to create a dummy account if that makes you more comfortable :)

Really appreciate any feedback you can throw my way. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks - looks interesting, clean interface. Just looks like it's mainly for designers though? Or maybe that's just what all the jobs are aimed at...