When I taught web development at university, we made sure to focus on hireable skills. Back then, that involved making a website based on a Photoshop export. Th

When I taught web development at university, we made sure to focus on hireable skills. Back then, that involved making a website based on a Photoshop export. That proved to be very successful, and we hired a bunch of those students over the summer since they had skills we could actually use. That said, I think a lot of theoretical practice tasks are good for stretching knowledge and skills, so they have value too.