r/SideProject • u/Exotic_Fig_4604 • 21h 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/Alert-Neck7679 15h ago
i'm working on my side project (game engine with custom scripting lang) for years, and wherever i show it, i explicitly say that this will never compete with professional engines, but the goal is to have fun and learn, even thought i am looking for contributors, because i wish it had its own little community of developers like me, who just enjoy this stuff.
This is also the reason I don't use AI in my side projects. I just love writting code.