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rajbee
6,657 PointsMaking challenging projects with treehouse
Lets face it, unless you have a personal portfolio of about 5-10 challenging and complex projects, its highly unlikely that you will get hired as a junior level front end developer, especially, if your knowledge of the field comes mostly or only from treehouse.
A significant personal portfolio is compulsory. Period.
What kind of support does treehouse offer in this regard ? Is there any mentoring like the ones we have at coding boot camps ? Do they have any list of projects (with requirements documents, wireframes, UML, ER models etc) which students will have to implement and which will be evaluated by treehouse ?
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Felipe Laso-Marsetti
3,158 PointsI don't think Treehouse provides a list of projects or has wireframes, UML, requirements, etc. for you to use.
Also, don't think you will not be hired just because you did an online course. A lot of people are self-taught when it comes to programming, web development, etc. (I don't have a college degree but have been successfully working as a developer for over 5 years now).
The cost vs. benefit for me is incredibly high when it comes to books, online tutorials, or online courses like Treehouse. I don't live in a country where I have access to boot camps and even if I wanted to, I can't afford to travel for one. This also allows me to work full-time while also learning and expanding my knowledge on topics I am interested in.
You can really build anything you want without the need for Treehouse to provide you a project. There are problems to be solved in our daily lives. Perhaps ask friends what they wish they could automate or have as an app or tool? Find something you are repeating often and wish you could automate, or perhaps a service you wish you had but is not available. You could build a better weather app that suits your needs, or a local tourism app. Perhaps you want to have an app that automatically sends out tweets for you at certain times of the day, etc.
In the case that you use relatives or friends for ideas for a project, they become your client. You can gather requirements from them, have them test the product during its development stages, approve and comment on designs and user interaction, etc.
Finally, don't think that because you did a course on Treehouse you will not be hired. Technology advances at an incredibly rapid pace and we need to get updated and learn somehow even after you graduate or finish a boot camp. Books and online resources are excellent ways to achieve this, and showing someone that you dedicated time and effort into completing an online course still goes a long way towards showing a recruiter your character and dedication.
Keep on keeping on, best of luck with your projects and have fun coding :D
rajbee
6,657 Pointsrajbee
6,657 PointsWow ! So, how long did it take you to get an entry level job ? Which resources did you use to learn, besides treehouse ?