I don't maintain much anymore, but one of the key lessons I learned very early in my career is that having anything in public (a link blog, a github where you p

I don't maintain much anymore, but one of the key lessons I learned very early in my career is that having anything in public (a link blog, a github where you post a tutorial you've done, a class project online, a quick YouTube tutorial) will put you instantly ahead of some really substantial percentage of the population who have nothing to show. Back in the days of yore when I did it this put you ahead of 50-60% of new graduates. It's less now, but I review internship applications and a good 30% still give me nothing tangible I can look at. So if you happen to be in the 30%, the best thing you can do (and it's so quick) is to put anything at all related to your professional development online. Go through a tutorial, post the results, and briefly write up your thoughts on it. Congratulations, you just skipped 30% of the line for your first job in an evening of work.