Any advice on a new programmer's Portfolio and CV?

Scott Richard Howell · 2017-03-26T10:24:55

HI, My name is Scott R Howell, I am a programmer / game designer just entering the industry. I've not been on this site in 3 years, but the community was a great help during my stupid years learning programming and the technical side of game development. In my time missing I've been putting myself through a Game Design Degree of which I'm approaching my final year, over the course of this I've become convinced I am a capable programmer, trading conversation with some of the universities tutors and while networking at development events. ORIGINAL: Despite this I've not finished enough projects to build a convincing portfolio and I've not had experience writing a CV for a specialized job, so I thought I'd get advice wherever I could. my CV as it currently stands can be seen here my portfolio so far is slim, but as mentioned in my CV I am writing a javascript based game development framework (intended for portability and rapid prototyping), so far it has been from scratch, it is multi-threaded and written in the interest of being somewhat modular, the logic thread and asset management thread being extendable and the renderer itself being a separated portion of the project. Sample Demo (spinning box) http://bombshell93.co.uk/games/sample.php Documentation (JSDoc) http://bombshell93.co.uk/js/out/ I know the portfolio isn't much, but that's why I'm here, is there any advice you'd give to a programmer on his first job search? would you turn away my CV for any reasons? what projects would you expect in a portfolio for a programmer with an interest in graphics programming and engine programming? EDIT: So I've made a Second Attempt at CV. This time I've tried to focus on what I can demonstrate, skills wise I have stuck to examples of how I've used my skills as opposed to what skills I suppose I have. Any and all comments, criticisms and opinions are welcome and greatly appreciated, Thank you for your time, Scott R Howell (Bombshell)