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Devlog, Hands-on S3, and... A Rant
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Hey Reader! 👋 I put together a list of 10 incremental hands-on exercises for AWS S3: https://swapnilagarwal.com/posts/cloud-sense-in-practice​ (hmu with your scores!) Alright, this is a going to be rant. There's someone, let's call them A, who asked on how to showcase technical complexity. They had good project ideas as well. But when we talked again a few months later, their resume still contains basic CRUD apps! I mean, pick a side:
There's no time shortage as well. When I probed deeper on why they started a seemingly complex project but didn't complete it yet, this came out: "This project is so easy I don't want to do it." Aaargh! I get it. You have figured out all the unknowns. But until you complete it and put it out there, how will anyone else know you're capable? They are not mind readers na! Nobody has the time or interest to go deeper and find your true skills. If it doesn't come across in the first glance, you're probably going to be swiped left. And the cycle continues. The onus is on YOU to showcase technical complexity and not come off as a toy project. Take this as the north star and push through the projects over to the finish line. I've given them a deadline to build 2 strong projects in a month. Do you think they will be able to push through the boring parts? Let's see. I'm rooting for them but beyond a point, you have to get out of comfort zone. In other news, I tinkered with my playdate to build something for personal use:
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