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Re:5 Reasons to Boost Your Career with Side Projects – Brian Gilham
on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @07:56PM (#14046798)
Thanks for sharing my article, I really appreciate it!
Hate your side project? It's okay to quit
Brainstorming side project ideas? Pay attention
Re:MetaLab buys majority stake in Dribbble, launches Tiny
on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @02:57PM (#13420606)
The announcement from Andrew Wilkinson's side: https://medium.com/@awilkinson/dribbble-2-0-c2cd1fa184c5#.8k...
MetaLab buys majority stake in Dribbble, launches Tiny
Your First Programming Job
Re:Side Project Mistakes Developers Make
on Monday January 02, 2017 @02:01AM (#13299543)
Hi everyone
Side projects have played a huge role in my career, friendships, and quality of life. I’ve just launched a free email course titled, “5 Side Project Mistakes Developers Make.” It’s a week’s worth of lessons, one per day, full of stories, tips, and advice for planning, executing, and shipping side projects.
I’ve managed to ship 10+ side projects over the last few years while working a full-time job. While an email course can only scratch the surface of the lessons I've learned along the way, I’m think it provides value for anyone struggling to ship their projects. I hope you check it out, and I'd love your feedback.
Side Project Mistakes Developers Make
Stop being precious about side projects, make a (public) commitment
How I Write and Publish a Weekly Newsletter
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Test Your Ideas (And Assumptions)
Stop thinking every side project needs to make money
Re:Making Time for Side Projects
on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:49AM (#12950082)
Perhaps. I'm lucky to work a job I love, so I have that privilege.
But there used to be a lot of stuff I hated doing that I've been able to ditch. I probably could have written that point in a more realistic way.
Re:Making Time for Side Projects
on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:48AM (#12950072)
It's simple, but not necessarily easy.
Re:Making Time for Side Projects
on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:47AM (#12950069)
Heh. That's why I called it out in the post too. It's definitely something I've fallen into.
Reading about productivity can be useful, IF you use what you read. Most don't.
Re:Making Time for Side Projects
on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:47AM (#12950065)
That's definitely something to keep in mind. Thanks for the reminder :)
It's so easy to focus on getting shit done, to the exclusion of treating yourself well sometimes. I think I need to plan a follow-up.
Making Time for Side Projects
Crossing the Finish Line: Finishing your damn side project
What Happens When Your Post Hits the Top of Hacker News
Re:Bring Value
on Monday October 17, 2016 @10:46PM (#12731632)
Thanks for sharing my post!
Re:Shipping is a Muscle
on Monday October 17, 2016 @10:46PM (#12731628)
Thanks for sharing – I appreciate it!
This was far enough in the past that code reviews and "Don't deploy on Friday" weren't necessarily taken as standard practice at a lot of companies yet. But yes, we all learned :-)
I think you've been lucky. I've seen some really awful senior devs/team leads in my time.
He did :-) It's a lesson I also learned that day.
"that's why they aren't senior devs"
Amen. I don't know about firing, but I'd definitely be having a conversation about proper mentorship. We hire juniors because they show promise, but need to learn. Being snarky and shutting them down doesn't just hurt the individual dev – it hurts the entire company.
Definitely a lesson that was re-learned that day Some lessons only come from pain.