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Create a portfolio by building and shipping projects, making your build history public to demonstrate skills

intermediate Published 15 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Start a new project using Next.js or FastAPI
  2. Set up a Docker container for deployment
  3. Log your build sessions publicly to track progress
  4. Ship your project and make it available for others to view
  5. Use your build history as a portfolio to demonstrate skills to potential employers
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and project managers can benefit from this approach to showcase their work and track progress

Key Insight

💡 A public build history can serve as a portfolio, demonstrating skills and progress to potential employers

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Key Takeaways

Create a portfolio by building and shipping projects, making your build history public to demonstrate skills

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For the last monthI've been learning to code — Next.js, FastAPI, Docker, some ML. I knew the frameworks, I'd watched the tutorials, but every project ended up half-finished on localhost. When someone asked "what have you actually built?" I had nothing to point to. So I built DevManiac to fix my own problem. You start a project, log your build sessions in public, ship it — and your build history becomes your portfolio. Not a list of skills you cla
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