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Discussion on: Personal projects. Do you work on them? Have you finished one?

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Sandor Dargo

Gosh, 30 in 30! That's helluva lot! Congrats! What did you do?

Do (or did you) you work on personal projects? Why?
Yes, I always work on a personal project. Either to learn something new, to try something I don't do at work or to try to make some money on the side, or to share some knowledge.

Are they small or medium/large?
I considered them small.

How many years of experience in development do you have?
Seven.

Do you tend to start and abandon these projects? Why?
Previously yes, but usually by the time I abandoned a project, I learnt something out of it. But once it became too complex and it was only for me, it was not worth to continue it. that's how I felt.

Nowadays I finish them. I decide on where I want to go, I give myself maximum of 3 months and I do it.

Have you completed at least one personal project? Was it successful?

Time will decide.
During the last 3 months, I completed Daily C++ Interview (that gives me daily tasks by the way), DevReads and Cmake Project Creator. They are not yet successful if you consider success in terms of popularity. But I learnt a lot about Cmake, C++, AWS.

What's your process? Do you start with coding or any investigation?

Some study on where I want to go and I break down the tasks. Then I set monthly, weekly and daily goals. I also have an accountability partner.