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What Kinds of Projects Belong in Your Developer Portfolio? πŸš€

Brian G. on February 09, 2024

As a developer, your online presence speaks louder than your resume. Your portfolio is a calling card. It needs to make a great first impression, s...
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Jean-Michel πŸ•΅πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Fayard

Thanks for this write up, that's super helpful.
Something i will add is that the portfolio has been even more helpful for me during the interview.
I had lots of success answering questions like "what is your experience with X" with "well actually i can show you what I have done, do you mind if I share my screen?"

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Brian G.

Thanks @jmfayard. That is such an awesome interviewing technique. I can see why it's been successful. A project is worth 1,000 words!

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Jon Randy πŸŽ–οΈ

A portfolio site is entirely unnecessary.