Zach Leatherman Portfolio
Creator of the Eleventy static site generator and long-time web performance engineer (Filament Group, Netlify, CloudCannon, Font Awesome), with a project archive dating back to 2007 and public performance-measurement tooling like Speedlify.
What makes it work
A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.
An open-source tool used well beyond his own sites
Eleventy is a widely adopted static site generator — building and maintaining infrastructure that other developers rely on is a stronger signal than any single client site.
A project archive spanning nearly two decades
Listing projects back to 2007 lets visitors see how his focus shifted over time (from general web dev to performance and fonts specifically), which is more honest than presenting only current work.
Public tooling for a stated specialty
Speedlify, a public performance-tracking tool, demonstrates his web-performance focus through something usable, not just claimed in a bio line.
What Web Developers can take from this
Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.
If you maintain an open-source tool other developers depend on, lead with that — it's stronger evidence of skill than a personal project.
A long project archive that shows how your focus has shifted over time is more credible than a portfolio that implies you've always specialized in the same thing.
Build one small public tool around your specialty (a checker, tracker, or generator) — it's more convincing than describing the specialty in prose.
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