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Discussion on: 5 Project Ideas for your Portfolio

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webbureaucrat

I'm pretty skeptical of the last two--inventory and work order systems. I understand wanting to pick something a hiring manager uses, but I would instead advocate for picking something you use every day.

If you don't use your own product, you won't know how to improve it. You may miss bugs or obvious use cases. Your product design will reflect that it was built by someone who doesn't understand the business case.

Meanwhile, the hiring manager will more quickly spot the weaknesses because they will know what they like in such a product.

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Hashim Warren

You pick something a hiring manager uses to

  1. Get instant recognition from the manager that you built a business / enterprise app "correctly". They won't know if your personal project is good or not

  2. Prove that you can follow a spec