As my personal free time shrinks to a minimum, I'm thinking about how I can keep doing some fun projects and learning on the side. Currently I can ...
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My suggestion: Raspberry Pi home automation projects.
But yes the Raspi is awesome, I made a little retro-console with RetroPi and an Xbox-Controller out of it.
What would be an example for a home-automation-project? My home is pretty low-tech.
HVAC controlling, door sensors, appliance control, security cameras, water consumption, grocery inventory, etc.
I have limited time as well to work on side projects. I often find myself daydreaming about blog posts I should write or pull requests (or hell, whole products) that I need to finish. I've definitely found that having an immediate application helps with the learning. Thanks for the insight!
Glad that you find it useful!
As David stated, Raspberry Pi is an awesome experience. I dont code for work at the moment but kept up with the times by way of RPi. For example, im a big beliver in microservices a single board computer aligns with my belief system. Plus you get quick wins with a RPi.
I have the exact same issue too. Too little time, too many "next best thing" ideas!
I decided to try and get back to blogging but this time around rather than writing huge posts I keep it very simple and write very short posts. Some of these could be considered "tweet" sized. It's mostly as a sort of 'bookmark for myself' kind of thing.
As time is short at home, I tend to write my posts over lunch at work during the week. I'm hoping to expand on this and find time to write a little app over the next few months.