How can I get the most out of my programming side projects?
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After not finding an internship this summer (from startup to high tech companies), I have decided to work on some programming related (web app, mobile app) side projects. Because of the fact that I am not getting any mentorship of any sort, I like to know what is the best way I can get the most out of my side projects? (ex: using IDE vs sublime for webapp project) In addition, web app I will be tackling a new programming language hence sublime would not be that comfortable.
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Answer:
A2A Excellent question. I think asking this question is the first step in getting the most out of your projects. I'd suggest the following: 1. Find other to work with on the project. If the project is something that you started, ask other to join you. Working with others is 10x better than working alone. 2. Get your code reviewed No one has the time to review 10000 LOC. So go on reddit or SO and get parts of your code reviewed by others. Professional criticism goes a long way when learning. 3. Learn more than you want to If you just want to learn Python, don't. Also learn Ruby. And then start contributing to Ruby projects (or start your own). The point is, keep your skill-set updated and make yourself more marketable than other. 4. Set a goal When I started working on projects last summer, I set one goal - to work for 30 days in a row. Today, those https://github.com/karan. So set a goal for yourself, and stick to it. Good luck.
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Other answers
Blog about the experience, and put the code on GitHub. Make a YouTube video if you can. Then put links to these on your resume.
Rohit Chatterjee
Another thing to consider is make certain that you are doing things you have never tried before. Any time you write a program you can make it a learning experience. I am a software engineer who on occasion writes small programs to help out a friend. Almost all of them are some form simple string manipulation on files. But each time I sit down to do them I try to find something that will expand my knowledge. Even if it is just implementing a different data structure to hold the information. In your case you are learning a new language. This is a great start. As you think about what you are going to do with it find features that are outside of what you already know and are applicable to what you are doing. These do not need to be earth shattering. You are looking to stretch your abilities not break you.
Joseph Hopper
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