GuideCareer
11 min read
Your own projects show you can build. Outside proof shows that someone else found your work worth accepting, rewarding or reading. This article covers making a first useful open-source contribution in your target stack, entering hackathons for the right reasons, and writing about what you built, with AI as an editor rather than an author.
GuideCareer
11 min read
A project only counts if a stranger can see it work. This article covers putting a student project online on free tiers, writing a README that answers a reviewer's questions in a minute, adding a simple architecture diagram, keeping secrets out of your repository, and setting up a GitHub profile that points straight at your best work.
GuideTechnology
5 min read
Git looks scary because of its long command list. In daily work you use about ten of them. This guide explains the idea behind Git, then walks through the everyday workflow, branches, and how to undo mistakes.
