Kenneth Augusto

Writing

Articles, thoughts, and things worth putting into words.

Why I Think Most Portfolios Get It Wrong

Everyone's building the same thing — a list of projects with GitHub links and a headshot. Here's what I actually think matters when you're trying to show who you are as a developer and why the standard template is killing your chances.

What Headstarter Taught Me That School Didn't

Seven weeks of building fast, getting real feedback, and figuring out what it actually means to ship something. My honest, unfiltered takeaway from the accelerator experience and what I'd tell someone thinking about applying.

The Stack I'd Use If I Was Starting Over Today

Not the trendiest answer. Just what I've actually found useful, what I've burned time on for no reason, and what I'd skip entirely if I could do it again — based on building real projects, not tutorial apps.

Being a CS Student at Rutgers: The Unfiltered Version

The things no one tells you before you sign up — the grind, the community, what the classes are actually like, and whether it's been worth it so far. No highlight reel, just the real picture.

How I Built SneakerStash and What I'd Do Differently

A breakdown of the decisions I made, the ones I regret, and the stuff that actually worked when building my first real side project from zero to deployed. Architecture, mistakes, and what I learned about shipping.