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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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