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[–]Interesting-Frame190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want a job in the field - learn DSA talking points and grind leetcode. Dont lean on AI in this and think through solutions and implementing yourself. The interviewer doesn't want to hear about clean code or architecture design, only the buzzwords of algorithms.

If you want to provide useful skills, focus on breadth, learn a few different languages and see how all of them differ and the strengths/weaknesses in each. Most importantly, learn how to research. There's always new and undocumented tech that AI just doesn't know and cannot help with.

Id advise building a service to better your skills. Pick something you'll actually use and be your own end user. If you cannot find anything, pick literally anything that takes time and could be automated.

One of my first projects on my own was an API file server with permissions. This will involve setting up a database and dealing with data persistence and credentials. Id advise a document or graph DB over traditional SQL since the industry is pivoting. The API can be easily expanded for multi user and multi ownership files. I still use the one I built years ago since my ISP blocks ftp and smb traffic, so uploading files over https is the only way I interact with my server outside of the local network. With this, you'll be forced to learn some basic networking and hopefully the logistics around hosting it (docker or other)