I decided not to build my app (https://planhq.tech/) in public, for a couple of reasons. They are:
I don't have a computer science degree and initially doubted myself, but I shipped an app. Fake it till you make it but it comes with an undeniable feeling of being an imposter. PS: I haven't made it yet.
I feel that my projects lose energy as soon as I mention it to other people. I would at most mention it to my close family. Never to friends. For the same reason I never have New Years resolutions or tell anyone if I do. Projects in their infancy are so fragile one judging look can suffocate them.
The major downside of this approach is that you end up doing very varied things. I have gone from a gym instructor, to an accountant, took up singing lessons, managed IT services (although not qualified), dabbled in PowerBI and data science.
The upside? I get to nurture projects in private until they're mature enough to survive the world.
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