Portfolio, technical narrative, and credential selection
Make a portfolio repeatable and safe to share.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Make a portfolio repeatable and safe to share.

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Make a portfolio repeatable and safe to share.

00:00:05.750 — The idea

Check the files and their history before sharing. Include run instructions, contributions and known failures. A course certificate and a reproduced exercise show different kinds of evidence.

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Check the files and their history before sharing. Include run instructions, contributions and known failures. A course certificate and a reproduced exercise show different kinds of evidence.

00:00:21.292 — One useful term

Repository history. Earlier recorded versions of files, not just the current visible copy.

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Earlier recorded versions of files, not just the current visible copy.

00:00:30.750 — A worked example

Riley’s made-up project has an internal-looking hostname in old history. Reviewing only the current README misses it. The exercise practices a release review using invented content.

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Riley’s made-up project has an internal-looking hostname in old history. Reviewing only the current README misses it. The exercise practices a release review using invented content.

00:00:45.625 — Your turn to think

Does a clean current page prove there was no sensitive content in history? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Does a clean current page prove there was no sensitive content in history?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:03.375 — Why this answer works

No. Review the full intended package. Real exposure must follow the authorized incident process, not improvised evidence deletion.

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No. Review the full intended package. Real exposure must follow the authorized incident process, not improvised evidence deletion.

00:01:15.583 — Check 1

Review history as well as current files.

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Review history as well as current files.

00:01:21.125 — Check 2

Test a clean-copy setup.

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Test a clean-copy setup.

00:01:25.917 — Check 3

State what the saved work and credential actually demonstrate.

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State what the saved work and credential actually demonstrate.

00:01:32.500 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.