# sideproject

- Page: https://shared.btbytes.com/p/sideproject
- Date: 2023-06-01
- Tags: sideproject

[An educational side project](https://open.substack.com/pub/pragmaticengineer/p/an-educational-side-project) -- article by [Gergely Orosz](https://substack.com/@pragmaticengineer)


[Challenging projects every programmer should try - Austin Z. Henley](https://austinhenley.com/blog/challengingprojects.html)

[Why I prefer making useless stuff - Austin Z. Henley](https://austinhenley.com/blog/makinguselessstuff.html)

[My Approach to Building Large Technical Projects – Mitchell Hashimoto](https://mitchellh.com/writing/building-large-technical-projects)

[Darius Kazemi, Tiny Subversions - XOXO Festival (2014) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGCw) <q>Most people are lucky if they finish a couple side projects in a year. Last year, Darius Kazemi released 72, averaging one every five days. His projects fall under what he calls “weird internet stuff” — bots that generate random Amazon purchases, surreal metaphors, rap battle lyrics, pickup lines, and everything in between. In "How I Won the Lottery," Darius explains how he became a successful lottery player, and with hard work and a little luck, how you can too. Recorded in September 2014 at XOXO, an arts and technology festival in Portland, Oregon celebrating independent artists using the Internet to make a living doing what they love.</q>