Portfolio for php developer

Question

HI,

Not really 100% coding related but I could do with some help.

I am going for an interview next week and I have been asked when I attend the interview to provide a portfolio of my work.

Everything I have done is all in php how would I show examples of this work in a portfolio?

I am not looking a template to copy just some help and advice on what the company would be looking for.

Thanks

Answer 1

Are you allowed to demo stuff, and will the machine have internet access? If so, make sure it works before you go and have the source on an USB stick.

Make sure you show them stuff which is actually impressive, like a particularly clean elegant implementation of something, or a specially efficient algorithm.

Make sure your code is formatted properly (tabs vs spaces etc) and that the comments say why you're using certain techniques rather than just a commentary of what the script does. Show examples of where you've used obscure built in functions and classes rather than re-inventing the wheel.