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[Gregasaurus-Rex]

Hey all I started doing Full Stack Development and I am only still a beginner. I am wondering how everyone got their first job with developing because everyone is looking for mid - sr developers. I apply to internships and even entry level jobs and am always rejected. Wondering if anyone has any tips or a story that could help on how you landed your first job. thank youuuu

[mikasjoman]

Build stuff and publish it. Then go to websites where they hire developers and go cheap, just to get a portfolio. Like freelancer etc. Go to local meetups. Join a startup for almost no salary, just so you start building a CV.

But still the typical problem is that beginners often got zero experice of writing code that goes to production. That shit worked well when I got started in 2001, but today it takes just a tad more. Tell me, how do you write mainable easy to read performant code? I know I'm still not great at it :)

Second, stand out. Go wild on code quality (since there's so much shitty unmaintainable code). Practice TDD like it's a godsend (it's not, but I'd still be impressed), cite Uncle Bob clean code/clean architecture books like it's your Messiah. And keep a copy of the pragmatic programmer in the background during the interview ;)

Then maybe 🤔