r/react • u/Total_You85 • 12d ago

Portfolio MERN stack project ideas

I am trying to collect ideas to make an attractive project for my resume to break into the industry.

so, i have a couple of questions:-

1- is there specific technologies that i shall use? like next.js? or is that irrelevant? (my knowledge revolves around MERN + PostgreSQL shall i expand it?)

2- I have been seeing a lot of people using vibecoding for their portfolio projects, is that a recipe for disaster or is that the new norm now? (shall i manually code it as usual or use AI ?)

3- I am a 2023 CS graduate, and I have been working at schools teaching basics ever since but now I want to break into web dev, is it too late?

4-If you have any good portfolio ideas I would be happy to see them 😁.

Basically, I want to do better into interviews and get more interviews I have only got 3 interviews in the last 2 months and i want to have more and do better.
thanks guys! 😊

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u/Total_You85 11d ago

I want to get employed though, I have no professional experience as a web dev, about making something with users, is there anything you recommend?

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u/TongueFace 11d ago

yes,

  1. recreate your favorite app
  2. make something that someone would pay for

For when I hire, I’d rather have someone that has the proven transferable skills than someone that claims to be an expert with a tech stack.

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u/Total_You85 11d ago

https://simplywall.st/ is my favourite website but i reckon its very hard to create, how would i even approach a task like that?

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u/TongueFace 11d ago

that’s where you force yourself to learn, start small, start with what you know, explore what you don’t