Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects (future.com) 32 points by sundaypancakes 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] norwalkbear 3y ago ↗ It's a cutthroat field with the top 20% making an order of magnitude more money.Start a side business or a side project as practice or get publicity
[–] tr1ll10nb1ll 3y ago ↗ Cause it’s fun? And as a byproduct of that, you might even earn some money on the side.It’s a win-win.
[–] senttoschool 3y ago ↗ Here are my reasons:- Solve a problem for myself- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might increase my salary one day- Make some side income- Chance of it becoming a real business [–] tomkarho 3y ago ↗ This but also, I want to turn the second one around a little:- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might keep me employable in case I am laid off
[–] tomkarho 3y ago ↗ This but also, I want to turn the second one around a little:- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might keep me employable in case I am laid off
[–] wdb 3y ago ↗ Burned too much time on side (tech) projects during the Pandemic. Now I am slowly trying to return to doing hobbies, painting :)I have decided that it's better to have hobbies that aren't related to your day-to-day job
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It’s a win-win.
- Solve a problem for myself
- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might increase my salary one day
- Make some side income
- Chance of it becoming a real business
- Learn new tech stack that I don't get to at work with hope that it might keep me employable in case I am laid off
I have decided that it's better to have hobbies that aren't related to your day-to-day job