Show HN: Resumecreator.io – I built a simple resume builder

7 points by estevaoam 3 years ago | 3 comments
Hi HN!

I'm a developer who noticed that I haven't done much experimentation lately. I decided I wanted to change that this year.

This month I built a simple resume builder with the main goal of practicing front-end development, and to scratch an itch I had when updating my resume. :)

After it was functional enough, I casually shared with some friends to express my enjoyment of crafting something just for the sake of having some fun. To my surprise they ended up asking how they could send to others. So I went one step further, due to my pure excitement, and hosted it on Netlify to make publicly available.

In case you're curious, I used the React component library Mantine[1] in this project. I loved it, so I definitely recommend to check it out for your next React project.

Have thoughts to share? I would love to know! :)

If you're postponing starting that project you have been thinking of, just do it. Right now. Just create a new dir, load up your framework of choice and start it, even a couple of lines are enough to get you started. We should never forget that to play around is awesome.

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[1] https://mantine.dev

  • zote 3 years ago
    Great work, only had a bit of trouble on my phone with the year selection dropdown menus. I think adding optional custom fields (for a second phone number for example) and additional custom sections would be a great addition
    • estevaoam 3 years ago
      Thanks for the time you dedicated to check it out and reply to me here, it really makes me happy.

      The responsive version is buggy indeed, sorry for that. This will be my focus on the coming days and should be improved very soon. I was caught in a loop where

      Thanks for the suggestions, already added them to the to-do list. If I may, a follow-up: what have you thought about the aesthetic chosen?

      I explain: when I started my career, many years ago, I started as an UI designer. Although I eventually pursued the programming path, I always felt sad to have abandoned doing designs. This project also have this deeper meaning to me – I tried to improvise on its design and do something I just felt like doing.

      I'm wondering if my intuitions are still there to make something minimally appealing. :)

      • zote 3 years ago
        The aesthetic is nice, it's actually got me considering using Mantine in an upcoming project