I was in a similar position to you just a year ago. I landed a job at a great start up as an FE dev. I think the best thing you can do to help yourself is reall

I was in a similar position to you just a year ago. I landed a job at a great start up as an FE dev. I think the best thing you can do to help yourself is really to build solutions with technology you're interested in. There's no point in learning framework X just because it's the hot thing in the industry -- learn to solve problems and demonstrate that you can do so with the appropriate tools. Solve problems you're interested in solving and the right job will come to you, because solving problems that interest you means you'll do it better, and companies interested in solving those types of proteins will also he interested in hiring you. In view of this, I say, do whatever the hell you want, but make sure you DO IT WELL. Always remember that developers are first and foremost problem solvers. We solve problems and code is our primary tool. That's all there is to it. No more, no less. Good companies hire problem solvers, not developers who can remember the redux and webpack docs verbatim.