The comments below are pretty accurate, this is kind've a terrible (mostly design) site. If you're not a retarded strong developer(read: compiler tweaking or core lib contributions, etc.), this kind of lapse in design and usability really stands out. Do you know enough about CSS to remove the underlined text decoration property from an anchor wrapped in H1? Why didn't you? Lets take a look at a pretty strong vanity domain for a developer (who needs to update their shit, but that I follow on Tumblr) not seeking employment: http://matthewmachuga.com/
Did you notice some instant difference? Did you notice his site design is a template from Tumblr? Was it easy to read and scan for information? Check out http://www.tumblr.com/spotlight/developers for some more examples of easy, but strong, blog examples. Detest the idea of using a service for this kind of thing? How about http://zachholman.com/about -- pretty strong site, compared to yours, don't you think? This kind of stuff is /just/ intended to get you in the door, to show that you're serious and that you're not coding only for a job, you're coding because you have a passion for the web/mobile/whatever-device-your-potential-employer-is-producing. Don't over think it, but don't produce design like http://ropeadopeandwink.com/steven-ciraolo/ or http://courseslate.com/ -- it's hideous, hard to scan, and people will have an extraordinarily hard time getting over those facts to try and give you a chance(especially if they need their developers to wear UX/UI or design hats from time to time). If you need to use things like Twitter-Bootstrap, do it, but don't be a capable coder who does not understand shit about design or user experience; like I said above -- stand out.
Thanks for the insight. I agree ropeadopeandwink.com is an ugly design I will go in and clean it up shortly, font sizes especially need help. Comparing it to the blogs you suggested I honestly do not think my design is that far off from those but definitely needs improvement.
The comments below are pretty accurate, this is kind've a terrible (mostly design) site. If you're not a retarded strong developer(read: compiler tweaking or core lib contributions, etc.), this kind of lapse in design and usability really stands out. Do you know enough about CSS to remove the underlined text decoration property from an anchor wrapped in H1? Why didn't you? Lets take a look at a pretty strong vanity domain for a developer (who needs to update their shit, but that I follow on Tumblr) not seeking employment: http://matthewmachuga.com/
Did you notice some instant difference? Did you notice his site design is a template from Tumblr? Was it easy to read and scan for information? Check out http://www.tumblr.com/spotlight/developers for some more examples of easy, but strong, blog examples. Detest the idea of using a service for this kind of thing? How about http://zachholman.com/about -- pretty strong site, compared to yours, don't you think? This kind of stuff is /just/ intended to get you in the door, to show that you're serious and that you're not coding only for a job, you're coding because you have a passion for the web/mobile/whatever-device-your-potential-employer-is-producing. Don't over think it, but don't produce design like http://ropeadopeandwink.com/steven-ciraolo/ or http://courseslate.com/ -- it's hideous, hard to scan, and people will have an extraordinarily hard time getting over those facts to try and give you a chance(especially if they need their developers to wear UX/UI or design hats from time to time). If you need to use things like Twitter-Bootstrap, do it, but don't be a capable coder who does not understand shit about design or user experience; like I said above -- stand out.