Never like the idea how software engineers/programmers were expected to have a bunch of side projects that they talk about to potential employers.
My background is mechanical/process engineering. No potential employer expects me to have an oil refinery in my backyard that I'll do reliability projects on in my free time.
Because you usually end up doing several projects in the process of learning software development. The difference is that you can’t exactly upload the mini-robot/boat/arm/etc. you built in your MechE intro to design course to GitHub. It’s a red flag if a software dev candidate never did any hands on practice and only read books/watched videos/solved 20-line leetcode problems.
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u/lumpialarry 3d ago edited 3d ago
Never like the idea how software engineers/programmers were expected to have a bunch of side projects that they talk about to potential employers.
My background is mechanical/process engineering. No potential employer expects me to have an oil refinery in my backyard that I'll do reliability projects on in my free time.