Side projects (or "side hustles" if you're feeling more entrepreneurial) are a subject that comes up a lot with developers. It can seem like every programmer has seven or eight projects that they're working on in the wings, any one of which could become a world-beating business at any moment. But is there more to this than just hype? Are there more benefits to having a side project than mere bragging rights? What, in short, are the tangible reasons for having one?
Do you need to have them? How much do they factor in when you're applying for jobs? Are they useful when you're just starting out and still learning how things work? How many side projects has Tom started? And is that the same as the number of his side-projects that have reached the MVP-level of done? (Spoiler alert; they are two very different numbers). Find out all this and more in this week's distracting instalment of A Question of Code.
Mentioned in this episode:
89: Top Tips review: pragmatic learning
88: Top Tips review: document what you learn
87: Top Tips review: enjoy what you do
86: Top Tips review: just get things done!
85: Top Tips review: why should you build your own website?
84: Why should you own a rubber duck?
83: How do you get started with a new framework?
82: What is semantic markup?
81: What is an API?
80: What’s it like behind the scenes of a podcast?
79: How important are CS fundamentals? (with Vaidehi Joshi)
78: How can developers get better at design?
77: Should you use boilerplates?
76: CSS Revisited (Rapid Fire)
75: Why do you need a website of your own? (with Chris Coyier)
74: How do you get started with testing? (with Brian Okken)
73: Why is Python a good starting point for learning to code? (with Michael Kennedy)
72: CSS Extravaganza!
71: How should developers market themselves? (with Shawn Wang)
70: Is "become a developer" still good advice?
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