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Re:Ask HN: for senior positions is it advisable to list side... by journey_16162 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:48AM (#27907028)
I work on something which will either be a side project for CV or a small business if I'm lucky - in either case most of the work at the time relates to development. On a typical week I put 30 - 40h into it (I don't work full time so I can afford it) and it still goes so damn slow. And the project is not anything crazy, just a standard Electron desktop app.

I can hardly imagine how someone could build anything at 2h/week. 30 min is barely enough time for the brain to switch gears.

I fully get how someone does not have time for side projects - they have life besides work, while I barely do.

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Re:Ask HN: for senior positions is it advisable to list side... by simonw on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:54AM (#27907132)
The trick is to cheat: Pick side projects which you know you can make substantial progress on in a small amount of time given your unique set of skills and experiences.
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Re:Ask HN: for senior positions is it advisable to list side... by deregulateMed on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:02AM (#27907250)
I can either build a consumer friendly embedded project, or I can build one that I need to recompile when it's time to change settings.

Both count for the interview purposes.

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Re:Ask HN: for senior positions is it advisable to list side... by WalterSear on Thursday July 22, 2021 @01:26PM (#27921745)
Now it's not a side project: it's resume building.
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Re:Ask HN: for senior positions is it advisable to list side... by simonw on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:30PM (#27922519)
Completely disagree: building side projects that you can ship quickly is just a more fun way of doing side projects.

Coincidentally I wrote some notes about resume building a few days ago: https://simonwillison.net/2021/Jul/17/standing-out/

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