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"textContent": "I’ve looked at dozens of developer portfolios recently, and almost all of them are making the exact same critical mistake.\n\nThey focus entirely on _what_ technologies they used, and say absolutely nothing about _why_ they built it or the _impact_ it had.\n\nA project section that says:\n\n> _\"Built a Weather App using React and Tailwind\"_\n> is boring. 🥱\n\nA project section that says:\n\n> _\"Built a real-time Weather Dashboard in React that caches API requests to reduce load times by 40%, solving the issue of slow refreshes for mobile users\"_\n> gets you hired. 💼\n\nRecruiters and Senior Devs want to see that you can solve actual problems, not just follow a tutorial. They want to know the architecture decisions you made, the bugs you overcame, and why you chose a specific database over another.\n\n**Drop a link to your portfolio in the comments and I’ll give you some honest feedback!** 👇",
"title": "90% of Developer Portfolios are making this exact same mistake. 🛑"
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