Why you should build side projects

https://alexloukissas.com/posts/side-projects

by aloukissas • 3 years ago

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davely• 3 years ago

I definitely agree with the overall idea of this post, but I realize it's not for everyone. For some, the last thing they want to do at the end of a work day is fire up their personal machine and dig into... more code. (Especially so when there are numerous family obligations to take care of).

That said, I've managed to find some time for a side project[1] as of late, primarily because I wanted to experiment with other technologies that I don't get to utilize in my day-to-day -- I'm write web apps using React / NodeJs.

For my side project... it was more of the same. But this time, I wanted to play around with NextJS. And I had never used IndexedDB (or even much with local storage).

So, it's been a really fun playground to experiment and learn. Even more so when other people are using it and having fun with it as well! And, I've even been able to take some learnings back to my day job, so that's neat, too.

[1] https://tinybots.net/artbot

aloukissas• 3 years ago

OP here: definitely hear you. I have a toddler and work at an early-stage startup, so time is scarce. That’s why at some point I mention micro-tasks that seem to work for me. Sometimes 10 mins is all I have but I’m able to scratch one tiny thing off the list.

Why you should build side projects

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