Why MOST Developer Portfolios are Worthless

Travis Media November 10, 2024
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Hi, my name is Travis and I am a self-taught software developer of 7 years. I learned to code and stepped out as a full-time freelance within 1 year. Since then I have entertained full-stack development, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering and have documented my journey here on the channel. Here you'll find coding tutorials, career advice, professional coding tips, life hacks, and the ups and downs of this highly enriching journey of software engineering. I make videos specifically for YOU and if there is anything specific you would like to request please don't hesitate to ask. If all this sounds like something that can help you on your own coding journey, consider subscribing and joining me along the way! Kind Regards, Travis

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Click this link https://sponsr.is/bootdev_travismedia and use my code TRAVISMEDIA to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. That’s 25% off your first month or your first year, depending on the subscription you choose. We've all heard the steps in learning to code: Take some courses, learn the skill, build the portfolio, land the job. Today I want to talk about that third part....the portfolio. This, in my opinion, is often the weakest link in the chain. Not because the new developer doesn't HAVE a portfolio of apps, but because the portfolio he has is either very irrelevant OR its full of apps that he didn't TECHNICALLY build. Let's explore the problem...and the solution... 🤝 Join the Travis Media Community (Courses, Live events, Book discussions, and more) - https://travis.media/community 🕛 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:02 Our community on Skool 01:21 Pre-portfolio apps (eww) 02:55 Guided apps (meh) 05:05 Sponsored 06:14 Unique, from scratch, apps (the start) 08:48 Apps for yourself and others (the goal) 🎥 Videos to watch next 🎥 When life gives you an opportunity... - https://youtu.be/uDcb12CqoR4 If you can't find a job, why not create one? - https://youtu.be/IBxBhoaBc6I My Unconventional Coding Story | Self-Taught - https://youtu.be/eFJGyT3C-Y0 My Career Advice For Anyone Feeling Stuck In Life - https://youtu.be/Jl4Waz8TmyU ** My favorite site for learning ALL THINGS programming ** Web Developer - https://geni.us/jBigBd Software Engineer - https://geni.us/AbMxjrX Machine Learning - https://geni.us/GporLlT Python Developer - https://geni.us/tv2FJBU DevOps Engineer - https://geni.us/MgHtJ FOLLOW ME ON Instagram - https://instagram.com/travisdotmedia Twitter - https://x.com/travisdotmedia LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/travisdotmedia FAVORITE TOOLS AND APPS: Udemy deals, updated regularly - https://travis.media/udemy ZeroToMastery - https://geni.us/AbMxjrX Camera - https://amzn.to/3LOUFZV Lens - https://amzn.to/4fyadP0 Microphone - https://amzn.to/3sAwyrH ** My Coding Blueprints ** Learn to Code Web Developer Blueprint - https://geni.us/HoswN2 AWS/Python Blueprint - https://geni.us/yGlFaRe - FREE Both FREE in the Travis Media Community - https://travis.media/community FREE EBOOKS 📘 https://travis.media/ebooks #portfolioprojects #selftaughtdeveloper #githubprojects

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