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Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:18AM (#33620643)
Coding pairs well and elevates many other side-hustles, I think.

Nearly every job can benefits from automation, and if it can't, then the logical thinking that coding requires will improve it in some way.

I paired coding with fiction writing and made a scifi podcast, which now represents 10% of my monthly income after two years!

I wrote up my experience and advice here, if you're interested in the details https://www.0atman.com/articles/21/make-fiction-podcast

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:20AM (#33620652)
More recently (March of this year) I also started to teach what I can about coding on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/NoBoilerplate)

Which has seen enormous positive feedback - and youtube ads are very fair (50/50 split between you and Google), and you don't have to chase the money, it's all handled for you! Another 10% of my monthly income comes from YT, I'd guess.

The key with a youtube channel is to differentiate yourself from the rest in some way. I'm trying to do that with careful script writing and high-quality audio. Don't just dive in and waffle for 30 minutes while screenrecording, practice!

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by iamlolz on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:37AM (#33620733)
I watched your Rust for the Impatient video only 2 days ago. Thank you, it was very helpful.
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:41AM (#33620753)
I'm so pleased! That video is based on an article from fasterthanli.me - Amos writes SUCH high-quality articles, I asked his permission to base that video on his "A Half-Hour To Learn Rust" post. Certainly worth clicking around his site, an incredible resource!
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by jonbc on Thursday November 17, 2022 @06:10PM (#33647289)
The fasterthanli.me article: https://fasterthanli.me/articles/a-half-hour-to-learn-rust

I also love your channel, great work!

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by vermilingua on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:37AM (#33621596)
Oh man, just want to say what a massive help your videos have been. I’d tried getting into Rust several times before finding your channel this year; and now I feel like I finally get it, not just the how but the why.

Please keep making amazing content for as long as you enjoy it!

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @08:37AM (#33622662)
WONDERFUL! That's literally my ENTIRE goal with the rust series - to just get people over the initial learning curve. It's not INCOMPREHENSIBLE, but you have to know in your BONES why you are putting in the work!
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by truly on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @09:37AM (#33623660)
Congratulations!

Being a (part-time) youtuber myself, can I ask what you are using for audio?

It is indeed great!

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @11:46AM (#33626147)
You're too kind! I'm just using a Rode Procaster in an extremely cluttered room XD

However, I don't recommend the setup, I tested an SM58 and the damn thing sounds IDENTICAL, but 1/4 the price!

The trick is to speak very close to the microphone, off-center, have the microphone 2-3cm from the corner of your mouth, so breath doesn't hit it, but volume does.

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 727564797069706 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @10:28AM (#33624670)
Your channel is awesome! I enjoy your style very much. Thanks for inspiring and sharing your thoughts!
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @12:41PM (#33627177)
Thank you so much! I'll keep going I think, I have a lot of thoughts about exciting technical topics, so expect more!
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by sireat on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @12:08PM (#33626586)
Fantastic channel!

After watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ94rbdteE I have this irrational urge to go out and write some Rust.

Indeed your scripts (the spoken ones) are great.

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by domlebo70 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @05:36PM (#33631869)
Love your channel! I'd love to see less Rust focused videos however. I feel like you've exhausted that avenue, personally.
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by MattTV on Thursday November 17, 2022 @03:19PM (#33645041)
You're the best! I was in the middle of a six-month internship that only let me use C when I found your channel.

Up until that point, I was having a really hard time and thinking about dropping out of my software engineering degree because I just thought there has to be a better way to work on low level stuff.

And then I found your videos about Rust and I feel so much better about the future! I feel like I know way more now about what I want to look for in a company before I apply.

Thank you! (Literally made my first HN account to post this)

Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by tayo42 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:01PM (#33628620)
Thats funny as I just started writing fiction. I wanted to improve my written communication skills and thought it would be a fun way to. Thanks for the comment and link its interesting!
Re:Ask HN: Alternative ways to make money with coding and sy... by 0atman on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:03AM (#33636898)
Brilliant! Keep going, I hear is the advice, your best work is behind the initial bad stuff - so get it out!