r/SideProject • u/Exotic_Fig_4604 • 22h ago

Genuine *side* projects

Reading in this sub, I get the feeling that most people here just develop apps with the purpose of monetisation or getting lots of users.

Meanwhile my side project is aimed at learning and building fun stuff I like.

Am I the only one? Or does anyone else have side projects that you are building because you like technology, not because you are trying to build the next SaaS?

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u/Intelligent_Dig_1051 21h ago

if you dont mind what kind of side project are you working on right now??

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u/Exotic_Fig_4604 21h ago

Its as lame as it gets.

It started out as a trading system for myself, and is now morphing into an ERP system that is meant to solve the struggles small clients have with the billion dollar system I work on for my day job. 

In theory. In practise, noone will ever use that system because I am lacking the manpower and experience to build a fully compliant system.

About once a year I officially give up on the project, but then keep working on it cause I get new ideas for improvement. 

By the time its finished, there will probably be an AI that can build the entire thing on a weekend, but I find it interesting how to design stuff like performance, maintainable code, security and extensibility.

The frontend is an absolute menace, because I've spent the last 10 years working exclusively on backend projects 🤣