Why MOST Developer Portfolios are Worthless

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