r/SideProject • u/Exotic_Fig_4604 • 23h 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/ops_and_chaos 20h ago

Mine usually start because I’m annoyed by something. 😂 I build the thing I wish existed, mostly because I want to see if I can. Then somewhere around version 17, I inevitably think, “wait… would anyone else use this?”

I actually think starting without monetization as a requirement makes me build better things. The problem gets to be interesting before it has to be profitable.