I Was Tired of Proving I Wasn’t Lying So I Built Devlog!

ashutoshbhandari5 — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:55:27 +0000

Let me be honest:

I used to hate sending people my work.

Not because I didn’t have anything to show.
But because it was scattered.

One time someone asked, “What have you done?” and I paused — not because I didn’t know, but because I had to scramble through tabs:

“Here’s my GitHub…”
“Oh wait, I also write on Dev.to, here’s that…”
“Actually I freelance too — I’ll forward you the emails…”
“And yeah, I grind LeetCode when I can — don’t ask where the stats are…”

By the end, I felt like I was piecing together a portfolio puzzle just to say:

“Hey, I swear I’ve actually done stuff.”

That sucked. It felt like no matter how much I built, solved, or shipped — I couldn’t present it in a way that felt real, cohesive, or credible.

So, I built something that could.

Meet: Devlog

Devlog is a one-link developer profile that pulls everything you’ve done into a single, themed page.

It connects with your:
✅ GitHub contributions
✅ LeetCode stats
✅ Dev.to posts
✅ StackOverflow reputation
✅ Freelance work & SaaS projects

…and wraps it all into a layout you can actually be proud to share.

It’s not just a portfolio. It’s your developer footprint — verified, dynamic, and alive.

The Road to Building Devlog

What sounds simple was anything but.

I had to:

Work around GitHub’s GraphQL rate limits
Cache years of data for performance
Ensure fast sync without draining user devices
Design a UI that feels like a personal brand — not a boring resume

All while juggling frontend, backend, auth, Supabase, Next.js, serverless edge functions, Upstash, and animations solo.

There were nights I doubted the whole thing.
There were bugs I didn’t think I could debug.
And there were definitely moments I thought:

“Maybe I’m just building this for myself…”

But that was exactly the point.

I was building for the old me — the dev who had done great work but struggled to prove it.

Why This Matters (To Me, and Maybe You)

We talk a lot about “proof of work” in tech.

But for developers, proof is often fragmented:

GitHub doesn’t show your blogs
LeetCode doesn’t show your client work
StackOverflow doesn’t know your SaaS app exists

So if you’re a:
Self-taught dev
Career switcher
Indie hacker
Freelancer
Or someone doing real things outside the resume pipeline…

Devlog is for you.

It doesn’t fake anything.
It just brings your real work together — beautifully.

What’s Next?

Right now, I’m:

• Adding more integrations (HackerRank, Medium, Fiverr, Gumroad…)
• Improving the design
• Making the sync faster & smarter
• Prepping for launch (soon!)

And I’d love your thoughts.

Would you find this useful?
What else would you want in your own Devlog?
What does “proof-of-work” mean to you?

Let’s talk in the comments 💬

Devlog! Your last profile link.

ashutoshbhandari5 — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:14:49 +0000

I’ve been a software engineer for years, worked on freelance gigs, built SaaS projects, contributed to open source, solved LeetCode problems, and kept improving.

But here’s the thing:

Every time I had to “show” that to someone a recruiter, a client, even another dev it felt like I was piecing myself together with 7 different links.

“Here’s my GitHub.”
“My projects are in Notion.”
“I wrote some stuff on Dev.to.”
“Here’s my resume it’s kinda outdated.”
“Oh and here’s this freelance project… but I can’t show earnings.”

I hated it.

Not because I didn’t have the work. But because I couldn’t show the full picture without people clicking around, scrolling through crap, or just giving up.

Recruiters don’t want to scroll 5 links deep.
Clients don’t want to chase down proof.
Even I forgot half the stuff I’d done.

That’s when I started building Devlog.

A place where everything comes together:

Your GitHub, resume, and LeetCode grind
Your freelance work with earnings over time
Your SaaS projects, blogs, contributions

All on one page. With themes, clean layouts, and no BS.

It’s not just a portfolio. It’s your career laid out like it should be.

Your proof. Your story. Your timeline.

I’m building it because I needed it.
And I know I’m not the only one.

Releasing Beta Version Soon!

Forem: ashutoshbhandari5

I Was Tired of Proving I Wasn’t Lying So I Built Devlog!

Devlog! Your last profile link.