{
  "id": 18144400,
  "title": "Developer portfolio examples that prove you can ship (not just code)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/developer-portfolio-examples-that-prove-you-can-ship-not-just-code",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T16:11:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/thong_nguyen_83f79b7c77db/developer-portfolio-examples-that-prove-you-can-ship-not-just-code-1pnk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Opening a developer portfolio is a task you typically undertake within a minute, with high stakes for both the recipient and the reviewer. The first link you encounter is crucial – if it fails to load, the reviewer will likely move on to the next candidate without giving the portfolio a second glance. This highlights the critical importance of having functional demo links to establish credibility and trust.",
  "summary": "Open ten developer portfolios and you'll see the same thing: a grid of screenshots, a \"Tech stack\" row of logos, and demo links that return 404 or a Heroku \"application error\". A reviewer has about a minute per candidate. If the first link is dead, they don't click the second. The fix isn't a prettier template. It's proof . Below are five things that make a portfolio believable, each with a quick…",
  "key_points": [
    "Functional demo links essential for credibility",
    "High-stakes task to open developer portfolio",
    "First link failure leads to immediate dismissal"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}