Hi, I'm Jess Telford, I created developerstory.dev 👋
When I heard
StackOverflow will be discontinuing their Developer Story feature, I couldn't just let my story get deleted! Being a developer myself, I put together a script to download it as JSON, and dutifully copied it to a USB drive for safe keeping.
But, what good is my story
sitting on a USB drive?
So, I brewed a strong cuppa and got to work: I needed something that reflected the StackOverflow Timeline style, but with a modern take, and built for the mobile web. Something I would be proud to show my friends, family, and potential employers. Something that really
told my unique story.
After 6 (very loooong) days, DeveloperStory.dev was born! I uploaded the JSON file, published it to the web, and finally have
a permanent home for my story
that wont get deleted at the whim of a big corporate. I'm pretty proud of how it turned out, wanna see?
And it doesn't end there! What about your story, dear reader? It deserves a permanent home of its own, too. Well, the good news is; I couldn't stop at just my story, so I built a
All you have to do is import the story from your StackOverflow account, then you have the option of either downloading it as JSON, or publishing it to its forever-home on
It's still early days (I'm honoured that you're among the first users of this site! ❤️), so if you run into any issues, or have any feedback, I would love to hear from you:
Happy story telling,
Jess!