Here's what I found: most of the advice floating around is either outdated, wrong, or only applies if you're trying to impress other developers instead of getting hired. Let me break down the three biggest lies. Lie #1: "Your Portfolio Needs a Modern Stack" This is the most pervasive myth. Every tutorial tells you to spin up Next.js, add TypeScript, configure Tailwind, set up MDX, deploy to Vercel, and hook up a CMS. Wrong. When I sorted the 148 profiles by GitHub s...