Good work deserves witnesses. Build proof of the journey, not merely trophies. Every Adventurer Needs a Record of Their Journey One of the most common mistakes I see newer developers make is treating a portfolio as something they will build someday. They imagine a future version of themselves who has completed enough projects, learned enough technologies, and accumulated enough experience to finally deserve a public showcase. Until that day arrives, they keep their work hidden inside repositories, forgotten folders, abandoned cloud accounts, and unfinished side projects. Unfortunately, that approach creates a serious problem. By the time they decide they need a portfolio, much of the journey that would have made…