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Screenshots show what a project looks like. A short case study can also explain the work behind it.
Help readers inspect your decisions. Why did you build it this way? What tradeoff did you make? What broke? What did you improve? What would you change next?
A screenshot says “I made something.” A short case study says “I can think like an engineer.”
For each portfolio project, I would write five tiny sections: problem, constraints, implementation, tradeoff, result.
You do not need to pretend the project had millions of users. Small proof is fine. Maybe you improved loading time. Maybe you simplified state. Maybe you replaced a messy API call. Maybe you learned that your first approach was wrong.
That honesty is stronger than fake polish.
The easiest upgrade: add one paragraph under every project called “The decision I would defend.” Explain one technical choice in plain English.
Use screenshots alongside the decisions, constraints and evidence behind the project.
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