# @duodevlogs on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzFqljMn1W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61479067-duodevlogs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-12T20:47:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ishraq Haider Chowdhury (@duodevlogs) — https://gondola.cc/duodevlogs

## Caption

I spent months building to-do apps, weather apps, and half-finished clones.

None of them got me a single interview.

The project that finally changed everything was a cancer awareness platform we built from scratch. Emergency services. Appointment booking. Recovery stories. A real backend. A real database. A mobile app.

Interviewers didn’t ask us generic questions. They leaned forward and said “tell me more about this.”

That’s the difference between a tutorial project and a real project.

A tutorial project proves you can follow instructions.
A real project proves you can think.

Here’s how to choose a real project:

→ Find 10 job descriptions for roles you want
→ Identify what problem those companies actually solve
→ Build a smaller version of that problem

Fintech company? Build a personal finance dashboard.
Healthtech? Build an appointment booking system.
SaaS? Build a project management tool with real user flows.

It doesn’t have to be perfect. It has to be real.

Save this post. Build something real this week.

What kind of company do you want to work at? Drop it in the comments and I’ll suggest a project idea for you. 👇

#devportfolio #learntocode #softwaredeveloper #reactjs #webdevelopment portfolioprojects devcareer programminglife frontend fullstackdeveloper

Are you still in this phase and want to get rid of this pain?

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## Tags

webdevelopment, softwaredeveloper, devportfolio, reactjs, learntocode

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