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Discussion on: Do I need to do private side projects to be/become a professional web developer?

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Ian Wijma

I personally don't have many finished project. I love thinkering with new and excited tools until I'm done thinkering. I have a full time job where after a work day, I'm tired and during the weekends I spend time with my partner doing other fun stuff. Once a month I pickup a framework or library to play around with. But I never force myself to finish a project, unless I feel passionate about it of course!

I do have some private long term projects where I work on when I feel like it. These are projects that I personally would use, but because of my work, I do not feel like I need to finish it NOW.

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Kimberly Burnett (she/her)

I think something like this could be a great description during an interview. Letting them know that you actively start/create projects as a means of learning new technology. They're not full-fledged projects- just opportunities allowing you to keep growing and learning. If you can talk with enthusiasm about what you've learned by working on them or what you might want to try next, you'll certainly impress.