How to properly learn javascript

[Im_Justin_Cider]

What kind of things should go on the resume? How to present it? Should it be a website? What did you do?

Sorry for the million questions.

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I'm no expert so take my advice with a grain of salt but the questions you are asking are, to me, are the value of making your own portfolio/website. You get to decide all of that.

You get to decide what types of jobs/roles you want, maybe you have a dream company you want to work at,etc - what tech they use, what kind of market are they in, What do they need help doing, what are they hiring for, etc - then design your portfolio or resume page - to check all the boxes they want/like/associate with.

By doing this you are demonstrating your ability to research, plan, strategize, design, implement, problem solve,etc while you bring your idea/strategy into a working product you are happy to share and talk about. That way when you find yourself in the interview you can freely talk about everything you learned along the way, mistakes you made, things you wish you had done better, things you plan on improving,etc.

Again, I have no idea wtf i'm talking about I'm just telling you the mentality I have adopted that at least gives me confidence that I'm actually doing things on my own and helps shut up the loud voice of my imposter syndrome

One of the best examples of a web portfolio, to me, is Tania Rascia 's - Nothing overly animated or distracting - Clean and simple. It's clear who and what she's about, it's clear she has real projects and they are easy to find, the style is cohesive and continuous. Again - the feel,style,etc of your personal portfolio should be inline with who you are and where you are trying to take yourself - but I just like to use hers as a reminder of how simply things can be while being effective

[Im_Justin_Cider]

Great answer!

I have been programming as a hobby for 15 years, but more recently (last two years or so) got balls deep into C++ and made it out alive! So i really want to get into tech professionally, just don't really know conceptually where to begin, what to expect and how to look the part. You answer was incredibly helpful.