Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
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Re: Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
#2It'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
Re: Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
#3Cause it’s fun? And as a byproduct of that, you might even earn some money on the side.
It’s a win-win.
Re: Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
#4Here 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
Re: Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
#5Because they are "developers"....they like to develop things!
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#6Why anyone with a hobby does their hobby
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#7Burned 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
Re: Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects
#8Here 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
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