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Clean code, tests, and reviews

Influencer Marketing SaaS
Write clean, maintainable, tested, and well-documented code while participating in code reviews and following best practices.

What this bullet means

The employer wants code that can survive a team environment: readable names, small methods, tests, documentation, review feedback, and no mystery behavior.

Sample app idea

Campaign Deliverable Tracker with validation, service-layer tests, README setup notes, and a code-review checklist.

Main build outline

  1. Create validation rules for required campaign fields, budget range, due dates, and deliverable status.
  2. Write focused service tests for validation and status-change behavior.
  3. Add a README section for setup, test running, architecture, and coding standards.
  4. Use a code review checklist for naming, small methods, error handling, tests, and no secrets.
  5. Show one before-and-after refactor in the commit history.

Portfolio proof

  • Test results screenshot or terminal output.
  • README setup, test, and coding standards sections.
  • Code review checklist included in the repository documentation.

Minimal documentation

  • README with the business problem, screenshots, setup notes, and technology stack.
  • One requirements note that maps the job bullet to the sample feature.
  • One test plan note with happy path, validation, and edge case checks.
  • One honest portfolio note that says this is self-directed practice, not employer work.

Modern .NET stack

  • Blazor Server or ASP.NET Core Razor Pages.
  • C# services with validation and dependency injection.
  • SQL Server locally, then SmarterASP SQL Server or Azure SQL.
  • Optional Azure App Service, GitHub Actions, Docker, and AI helper feature.
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