Dev as a Hobby?

Hey y’all. Little bit of a RANDOM topic/thing I’m pondering for y’all. I have enough skills that I’m getting bored with tutorials quickly. However, I don’t have enough interest to commit to any kind of project any length of time. Dev is kinda in a hobby slot for me right now, and I have time to put towards it. However, I’ve had trouble doing just that. I can’t lose interest in dev either though, I’m very curious how things work, how things are built, I spend time thinking of things I might want to put my time towards in the dev space. I just haven’t found something as a hobby in the dev world to consistently put my time towards.

Comments

[Guillaume Martigny]

From what I understand of you situation:

• You like dev
• You're starting to being proficient at it
• You bored by tutos
• You have time for more
• You haven't found motivation

Basically, you have the "blank page" syndrome or "writer's block". So that's totally a normal part of your journey.

I won't give better advises than the herd you can find on the Internet, but here what's working for me:

• Start small and then go smaller (doing a thousand little piece is more rewarding)
• Don't bandwagon (doing the same thing as everyone else is not fun)
• Try weird stuff (inspiration come in many form, play around with every feature you can find) All my dev stem from me not being able to find the tool I want. I created Pencil.js more than a year ago because I couldn't find an OOP drawing library.

Good luck 😉

[Robert Carlson]

Maybe you need to view dev as a means to an end. What else do you spend time on outside of dev? Think of ways dev can help in those areas. Combining several of your interests is a great way to maximize your time. Also, start small. You would be surprised what a large impact finishing a tiny project can produce :)

[Pacharapol Withayasakpunt]

• Take a breather. Tap into problems and creativity so as to create your very own personal project.
  • May be halelrod.com/6-minute-miracle-morn... (SAVERS) helps
• Be an expert in some sub-topics
• Create a product
• Write a blog

[Hacker Gaucho]

some tips:

• improve third-party systems
• pentests
• web scraping
• data mining
• artificial intelligence

[salpr995]

Many individuals find joy and satisfaction in programming and coding, even if it's not their primary occupation. Engaging in development as a hobby offers various benefits