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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by senttoschool on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:37PM (#32415725)
Here 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

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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by tomkarho on Thursday August 11, 2022 @03:38PM (#32430722)
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

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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by norwalkbear on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:20PM (#32415489)
It'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

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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by tr1ll10nb1ll on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:22PM (#32415513)
Cause it’s fun? And as a byproduct of that, you might even earn some money on the side.

It’s a win-win.

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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by mandeepj on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @02:05PM (#32416119)
Because they are "developers"....they like to develop things!
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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by wdb on Thursday August 11, 2022 @07:12AM (#32424011)
Burned 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

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Re:Why Developers Are Building So Many Side Projects by ChrisRR on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:31AM (#32423369)
Why anyone with a hobby does their hobby
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