Colby Fayock Portfolio
Senior Engineer at Shopify whose site pairs a free 50-project ebook with hands-on JAMstack/React/serverless tutorials — a project-based model for proving full-stack range through teaching.
What makes it work
A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.
A free 50-project ebook as the portfolio thesis
"50 Projects for React & the Static Web" gives away briefs, layouts and resources for 50 concrete builds — a volume play trading single-project depth for an overwhelming demonstration of range.
Multi-platform distribution treated as core infrastructure
The same content appears across his own site, YouTube, Dev.to and Hashnode, each tuned to that platform's discovery mechanics.
A DX title backed by a real, current senior engineering job
Holding a Senior Engineer role at Shopify alongside the content answers whether a prolific educator can still ship in production.
What Full Stack Developers can take from this
Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.
Give away a large volume of small, concrete project ideas rather than one deep case study.
Republish your best content across platforms (your site, Dev.to, YouTube) — each has its own discovery algorithm.
Frame your skills around problems solved rather than one framework brand, to stay relevant as tools rise and fall.
If you create educational content, keep a real, current production engineering job alongside it.
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