We read each repo's own package.json. One popular pick is still on a toolchain React retired.
Layout ships in twenty minutes. The project write-ups that get you hired are still yours to write.
Every field lives in a single file. Its package.json is now on Next.js 16 and React 19, newer than its README says.
It pulls your six pinned repos from GitHub at build time. It also still runs React 16 on Create React App.
Only the build script reads it. Your pinned-repo data ships as a public JSON file, frozen until the next deploy.
The most-starred option is built around papers and lab pages. A software developer ends up with an empty publications list.
Four are MIT. developerFolio is GPL-3.0 copyleft, and HTML5 UP requires a visible credit to its designer.
The best template is the one you can fix late at night without learning a new build tool first.
Write your projects and experience before you clone anything. A styled empty grid reads worse than none.