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CST 499 - Week 3

This week, we finished our ILP portfolios and turned in the final versions of our resume and cover letter. My group also completed the first part of the capstone report.

 I'll admit that creating a portfolio showcasing my past work was not at the top of my priority list when I first started studying computer science, although at this point in my educational and professional career I've learned how important it is to have such a portfolio. Like other creative professions, having a solid body of work to show to a potential employer, or even for personal documentation is one of the best ways to display your talents as an engineer. Also, all the assignments I've completed during my academic career, both at CSUMB and elsewhere, have given me a good start to my portfolio.

 I tend to prefer classic, plain styling like Brian Kernighan's home page (he has a pretty nice portfolio too), although I've come to appreciate highly stylized portfolios that make use of WebKit animations and mobile optimized templates with Bootstrap. Some of these portfolios can be considered a portfolio item themselves, given how much front end work is put into them.

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