Hi Coder  I know this is a normal feeling, but after graduating from university, I started to reflect... Tagged with university, career, programming, beginners.

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Learn from the author's university regrets and discover tips for self-promotion, including building a personal website, working on coding projects, documenting code, getting an internship, showing your work, and attending tech events and meetups.

Lessons Learned Too Late: Reflecting on University Regrets

Have freedom to fail | Mark Zuckerberg - YouTube

Bonus - Attend hackathons, tech events, and meetups

<h1>Post Sumary</h1>
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<li>Build your own website</li>
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<p>I know this sounds overrated, but doing so allows you to have a little place online that’s YOURS, will not fall into obscurity and only you decide how it looks.
I’ve spent many hours checking out amazing websites. Here are some of my favorites, I hope they encourage you to get started now:</p>
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<li><a href="https://matteosantoro.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Matteo’s Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alfonsobries.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Alfonso’s Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.monica.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Monica’s Website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://coding-with-callie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Callie’s Website</a></li>
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<li>Work tirelessly on projects</li>
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<p>The million-dollar question might be, what should you build? The million-dollar answer is, ANYTHING<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8aRr-g8CJA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8aRr-g8CJA</a></p>
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<p>Here’s a list of projects that I find creative and challenging. You may build along with the developer and modify the project to add different or better features:</p>
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<li><a href="https://youtu.be/RMScMwY2B6Q?si=Mg9gSkvHDEgYzfaF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Build Instagram Clone</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh5LhXAIyCw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Create a 2D Wave Defense Game</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh5LhXAIyCw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Create Your Own Programming Language</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj6lC93JMi0" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Build a Card Game</a></li>
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<li>Document your code</li>
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<p>I also encourage you to read this short <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-good-documentation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">article</a> by Victoria Drake on how to write documentation, it is incredibly useful.</p>
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<li>Get an internship</li>
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<li><a href="https://joinhandshake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Handshake</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linkedin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.angellist.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">AngelList</a></li>
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<li>Show your work!</li>
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<p>Austin Kleon is better at putting together encouraging words than me,</p>
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<p>“Imagine if your next boss didn’t have to read your resume because he already reads your blog. Imagine being a student and getting your first gig based on a school project you posted online”</p>
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<h2>Bonus - Attend hackathons, tech events, and meetups</h2>
