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I agree that would be very impressive. I think it’s important to also acknowledge that to be a fantastic junior engineer, you don’t have to be an entrepreneur.
by zekenie 5y ago
I agree that would be very impressive. I think it’s important to also acknowledge that to be a fantastic junior engineer, you don’t have to be an entrepreneur. A lot of the factors you’re bringing up touch on (tremendously valuable) ancillary skills.
My advice: don’t boil the ocean, show you can have really high quality craft. Be playful and engaging. Show the meta work. Have good git hygiene. Write a blog post about why you refactored something and ask for public code review. Show from afar that you’d be great to work with.
- wy35 5y agoI guess my intention is to recommend building something that people would actually use, rather than a toy project or a hello world (e.g., React tic-tac-toe). To actually deploy something to production shows you have "real-world" experience. One example is a Chrome extension I made when I was in college that enhanced my alma mater's course registration page. I didn't have any entrepreneurial skills at all, but quite a few people were disappointed when it was later shut down.
- zekenie 5y agoTotally. Build something real, for sure!