Hey developers! 👋
I recently built DevFinder, a small web project that lets you search for GitHub users by their username and explore their publicly available profile information.
🔗 Live Demo: https://suprio-dev.github.io/DevFinder/
💡 What does it do?
Instead of manually opening GitHub profiles, you can enter a username and retrieve profile information directly on the website.
⚙️ How I built it
I used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build the interface and handle the application logic. The main functionality works through the GitHub REST API.
Here's the basic mechanism:
Enter GitHub Username ↓ Submit Search ↓ Fetch API Request ↓ GitHub REST API ↓ Receive JSON Response ↓ Process the Data ↓ Display GitHub Profile 🔧 Tech Stack
- HTML5 — Page structure
- CSS3 — Styling and layout
- JavaScript — DOM manipulation and application logic
- Fetch API — Sending asynchronous requests
- GitHub REST API — Retrieving public user information
🧠 What I learned
Building DevFinder helped me understand how to:
- Fetch data from an external API using
fetch() - Work with
async/awaitand JSON responses - Dynamically display API data using the DOM
- Handle user input and unavailable profiles
- Build a practical project around a real-world API
This project was a great opportunity to move beyond static webpages and work with real data.
I'm still learning, experimenting, and building more projects as I improve my JavaScript skills. One project at a time! 🚀
I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improving DevFinder.
