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Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by doanerock on Thursday July 01, 2021 @11:44AM (#27700325)
If it is a hoppy then it is not supposed to be profitable.
Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by metaphyze on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:55PM (#27702166)
No, if it's a hobby, it's supposed to be enjoyable. I do enjoy programming. I could enjoy iOS development as much as Android development or server development so why not combine that with making money?
Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by waynesonfire on Thursday July 01, 2021 @07:29PM (#27706185)
why would you have an unenjoyable hobby? that's so incompatible that it's not even helpful to think about it that way.

a hobby seizes to be such once it's a business. i suppose for each the distinction between the two can be wide or narrow but it exists.

a business inherently involve transactions and this implies vastly more amount of responsibility.

Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by qorrect on Thursday July 01, 2021 @01:35PM (#27701872)
Seriously! So many of these posts lately, I'm starting to think nobody codes for fun anymore... or at least the new generation.
Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:26PM (#27703408)
I code for fun all the time; I just like it more when people pay me to have fun.
Re:What's the most profitable programming hobby? by robotnikman on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:04PM (#27700581)
And if it does turn out to be profitable its a happy surprise.

I just took up drawing as a hobby without any expectations that it would bring me money, and its been much more enjoyable than other hobbies I've had where at the back of my mind I was thinking 'how could I make money off of this'.