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:
68: Are bootcamps worth doing? (with Kirsty Simmonds)
67: How can developers help fight climate change? (with Natalia Waniczek)
66: How do you get started in data science? (with Tom Sainsbury)
65: Should new developers get involved in open source? (with Jeremy Walker)
64: How do you get started with Pandas? (with Boris Paskhaver)
63: What is i18n? (with Eli Schutze)
62: What is it like to have a mentor? (with Amber Wilson)
61: What questions should you ask in an interview?
60: What is a resilient website? (with Jeremy Keith)
59: How do you prepare to give a presentation?
58: How do you run a remote conference?
57: Why is time so hard to work with?
56: How can you make code habitable?
55: Any tips and tricks for effective home working?
54: Why do people write "bad" code?
53: What are some good things to build?
52: What gear do you use?
51: What is a Minimum Viable Product?
50: What's so special about the command line?
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