intro.

While there have been plenty of portfolio platforms/templates for designers, there hadn't been a good solution for developers to showcase their stories. GitHub profiles are great, but not enough to show something more than just a code.

That's why in 2018 I and my friend Dawid decided to build "intro". The theme with content sections, that developers may use to show their skills, tools, and projects.

We launched it as a commercial project on ProductHunt. With near 350 upvotes, it generated some traffic & sales, as well as positive feedback from developers.

The theme was initially built in vanilla JavaScript and offered:

Built-in static HTML generator,

10 predefined color versions,

Simple configuration (entire content in JSON file),

Contact form with e-mail notifications.

In 2020 I've decided to rewrite it to Gatsby / React, and release it on MIT License.

Since then it has been downloaded +3.000 times and got +150 stars on GitHub.

Intro. has been also featured in the official Gatsby Newsletter and by @gatsbyjs Twitter account. Stackbit included the theme in the "10 of the Best Gatsby Themes" collection.

Managing Open Source project - dealing with issues & pull requests, the importance of good documentation.

Developing Gatsby themes - using component shadowing technique, working with yarn workspaces, learning about Gatsby Community and contribution rules.

Building JS packages - publishing on npm, using semantic versioning.

Product marketing - how to launch & promote a product in the developers' community, on platforms like Product Hunt or catalogs like JamTemplates.