A philosophy of personal projects

This is me.

Ok, I may have lost a bit of hair

• Hugo Agbonon
• SFR > TF1 > Le Monde
• ~4 years of pro web dev skillz
• PHP & JavaScript

I love coding

• That's important
• It feels like I create stuff.
• It's my job
• It's a hobby
• You don't "work" @ home if you don't like it ('cause video games are cool, TV shows are cool, books are cool, life is cool)

So, big question:

Then you should start a personal project

2 main perks:

• Having something that is yours
• Learn new stuff. Become a better dev

About learning new stuff...

• You can be unprofessional!
• You can play with whatever you want! (new framework! no framework! re-invent the wheel!)

• Having no idea what you're doing is fun :)

Now, don't be irrealistic

A personal project is NOT a side-business

• Aim for something achievable
• Make something you WANT, or NEED
• "Just ship it"

Reflecting on past mistakes

My first personal project (on hold) was a cross-platform rhythm game

• Aim for something achievable --> "cross-platform rhythm game". With no game-making experience.
• Make something you WANT, or NEED --> I still want it!
• "Just ship it" --> Almost a total vaporware :(

But I learned a lot about front-end dev

Even if nothing is ever released, it was still good for me...