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Discussion on: From Front Desk to Front End p.8

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Dennis Tobar

Annnndddd.... hello (again).

I lost some weeks because real life was tough (my younger son was sick at home :sad:). Nice to see TWO MONTHS (insert wow meme) from starting your journey.

Creating your professional network could be a little frustrating because the developer market seems "over-occupied", but the reality is "we need more hands to create our apps!". I recommend that newcomers not create a portfolio or "own brand" because it wastes time and resources: try to improve your skills, and follow blogs and Youtube channels to learn, understand and share ideas about your work. Keep in mind: your first work could be a surprise or a contact from someone in your courses :)

Stay cool; here (in Chile), we are in winter: it's cold some days in others not at all...

Keep going. See you tomorrow (?????) in a new update from your journey :)

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Tauri StClaire

Hi @dennistobar, so good to hear from you again! I'm so sorry hear about your son! I hope he's feeling better! 🌅

Thank you so much for the support and advice regarding networking in this field! It can be very discouraging, but I generally know better than to be scared away by crowds!

And thank you for the advice regarding portfolios. I think there's a lot that can be shown in one place in a portfolio so want to take advantage of it that way: a place to showcase my learning. But I agree that spending too much time making the portfolio itself flashy is not time well spent when my goal is to be a good front end! 💪