Developer Side Projects
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
At least an hour per day. Not all projects I work on provide me means to upgrade my skills and learn new things. So I do that at home.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Mostly open source. Giving back to the community. Here are two examples of what I do: - A preemptive multitasking operating system for 30 years old machine /Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k/.[^] - My tech bloggy.[^]
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work?
Things that increase my knowledge, improve my career prospects (also via the mechanism of *fame*) and are fun to do. Pretty much what I would do in a crazy startup company / but without limitation on time, finances, features, etc. And with self-management.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
1. Occasionally. 2. Personal. 3. Arduino/Raspberry Pi projects.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
1. At the moment not much, too busy at work. 2. Personal mostly, but a bit of both 3. Audio stuff usually. I've been writing an MP3 decoder on and off for about 5 years now, really trying to understand it all. I've got layer I && II sorted but Layer III is just a killer. Unthinkably hard. How many bits does it take to encode an integer between 1 and 5? 2.3 - that's how many! (But that's layer II). It's interesting doing in .NET as well. Number are usually integer aligned, or perhaps byte aligned, not bit aligned or 'sub bit' aligned. When finished I'll have proof that you can do this sort of stuff in .NET!
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
At least an hour per day. Not all projects I work on provide me means to upgrade my skills and learn new things. So I do that at home.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Mostly open source. Giving back to the community. Here are two examples of what I do: - A preemptive multitasking operating system for 30 years old machine /Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k/.[^] - My tech bloggy.[^]
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work?
Things that increase my knowledge, improve my career prospects (also via the mechanism of *fame*) and are fun to do. Pretty much what I would do in a crazy startup company / but without limitation on time, finances, features, etc. And with self-management.
Since we're plugging, I work on my IDE for developing software on Commodore 8-bit machines for about 5 hours/week.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
1. I code all day at work, I've had enough by the time I get home. ALthough occassionally the code I've worked on gets stuck in my head and I can't sleep so I'll work on it at home to solve it and get it out of my head. Some of my finest solutions have come from home. 2. I have done some personal stuff at home for record keeping and such and I've dabbled in creating VST plug ins for audio. 3. Music, I play in a band, write songs and record music. Playing out about once a month, it's great! What other part time job do you get paid to drink beer and have fun? It's an expensive hobby that pays for it's self. :)
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
How often do you develop outside of work?
Lots and lots. I generally have several projects either on the go, or in planning and requirements gathering stage. I currently have one I'm working on for an article to be posted next year. I spent a lot of time at the start of this year, writing code for Intel which was very cool.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Generally personal. I use these projects as opportunities to do the stuff that I don't do during the day.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
What do you like to work on outside of work?
Well, currently I'm working on pulling together some initial tunez to riff on with the ever cool Christopher Duncan.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Well, currently I'm working on pulling together some initial tunez to riff on with the ever cool Christopher Duncan.
Link when you get some stuff done please. :)
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
In past, very less. Hereafter I'll get more time I think.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Personal. No projects, but small utilities & R&D to # Axe. Planning to publish articles here next year onwards. And focusing Mobile development.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Recently started practice animation* after long time research. I'm planning to release couple of shorts on next year. * Some more things too
thatraja
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Well, currently I'm working on pulling together some initial tunez to riff on with the ever cool Christopher Duncan.
Link when you get some stuff done please. :)
It was broke, so I fixed it.
Will do. Given that we both have a fondness for 70's style rock, it should be in that vein.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
How often do you develop outside of work?
Much less than ten years ago. I mostly maintain my open-source project (see my signature).
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Neither - it is an open source project and is pretty widely used, but I get no money for it.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
I like reading when I have time: technical articles, history, literature.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
I kind of need to :) By need I mean that I really have the need for it, not because of any external "force". And yeah I have a daily life without computers. And yeah I sleep enough (6-7 h a day) and a lot more on weekends. And no, I don't loose any important time commuting to/from work. Working hours tend to be more of the same and usually after the projects initial fuss there's really nothing new to do. Outside working hours what I do is exactly that... do stuff will all those shinny new toys that pop up in full bags every day. In these side projects I do something I never do in a production serious client project, I use the latest most untested and shinny peace of technology I read on my daily news feeds :omg: What do I get from it? I know they exists, I know how to use them and I know (this is really important) when NOT to use them. What next? Most of those shinny new things tend to disappear in smoke but for those who resist and prove themselves I might have a use for them in the future... The thing is that if I never tested them I would never now!!! What's the alternative? Google for solutions and apply them blindly or with few PoCs and real practical experience. People tend to trust Google results a lot and that may come with a price... an expensive one. We're in a ever evolving and changing business. People tend to create things out of nothing or build some other out of the existing. It's essential for any serious professional to know what runs behind the scenes otherwise we're merely assembly poorly designed Lego castles... Cheers!
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
Never, I have other things to do.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
See above.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
I don't work outside of work, I only do things that pleases me. (not that I don't like paid work).
I'd rather be phishing!
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
I'd say that anywhere from 25% to 50% of my time, I'm developing stuff outside of work. For example, most of these[^] are things I've worked on to further my knowledge of Ruby on Rails, and that doesn't include my latest venture, arctiores.herokuapp.com (ugh, I just noticed the nbsp's!) which is still a work in progress, I'll eventually publish an article on the core stuff and the UI is really raw for prototyping and playing around.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Both. And the third category is, enhancing my "portfolio", aka resume.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work?
I love metadata concepts and looking at new and different ways to work with technologies, data, databases, relationships between data, and just goofing around with different concepts. This is also the impetus for a lot of my articles. Besides programming, I also am involved with some interesting community stuff, like generosity communities, needs & gifts, investment opportunity networks, spiritual studies (yes, I have strong spiritual convictions as well.) Sometimes there's a synergy between my non-programming activities and what I do programming wise. The needs & gifts site and the Arctiores site are examples. And of course, I love writing, and CP is a great outlet for that. Oh, and I'm learning to play the lyre. A lovely instrument! Marc
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So how do you "sharpen your saw" and learn stuff that you don't have available at work? How do you keep your skills relevant and up to date?
Seems I always get thrown into whatever the technology is at work, with or without training. The few times I've tried to learn a technology outside of work, it was year before I ever got to use it, and by then, it was so rusty, I had to start over anyway. I've decide it's not really worth the effort to chase the latest trends in technology. But then again, I'm not at the top of the developer food chain either.
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
1. Not as much as I used to...more family and home obligations these days. Luckily, I have a regular Saturday job that allows me at least 5-6 hours to delve into personal projects. 2. My side projects have historically been productivity tools either for work. Most of these were written many years ago, and have served me well. 3. Mrs. Wife and I have been in the new (actually 21 yrs) house a little over 2 months now, so I have my 'homework' planned out for the next several months. It seems that 20-25 years is the lifespan for many household gadgets/fixtures! To boot, we are getting the old house ready to rent! If I had time, I'd like to work on my golf game. :)
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
About 25 hours a week.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
They're freeware apps[^] that are in use by serveral thousand users worldwide and are actively supported by me.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Write code, play and record music. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
1. used to be close to 40hours. now it's almost none at all. 2. both. 3. http://www.smalleranimals.com
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So how do you "sharpen your saw" and learn stuff that you don't have available at work? How do you keep your skills relevant and up to date?
I have time at work for that. I develop industrial software (machine control, data aqusition, etc...) and I'm encouraged to seek out resources for furthering my skill level.
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Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
1. How often do you develop outside of work?
I'd say that anywhere from 25% to 50% of my time, I'm developing stuff outside of work. For example, most of these[^] are things I've worked on to further my knowledge of Ruby on Rails, and that doesn't include my latest venture, arctiores.herokuapp.com (ugh, I just noticed the nbsp's!) which is still a work in progress, I'll eventually publish an article on the core stuff and the UI is really raw for prototyping and playing around.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
Both. And the third category is, enhancing my "portfolio", aka resume.
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
3. What do you like to work on outside of work?
I love metadata concepts and looking at new and different ways to work with technologies, data, databases, relationships between data, and just goofing around with different concepts. This is also the impetus for a lot of my articles. Besides programming, I also am involved with some interesting community stuff, like generosity communities, needs & gifts, investment opportunity networks, spiritual studies (yes, I have strong spiritual convictions as well.) Sometimes there's a synergy between my non-programming activities and what I do programming wise. The needs & gifts site and the Arctiores site are examples. And of course, I love writing, and CP is a great outlet for that. Oh, and I'm learning to play the lyre. A lovely instrument! Marc
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
:-D I had to do the href tag manually because the URL didn't start with "http" and I was being hasty! Marc
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I tend to always think I need to invest more time into my non-work related projects, be it writing or programming. I typically do an hour a day outside of work hours. I'll be starting a new development project this week which will really just be an enviroment for me to play about with a few new technologies and techniques but could possibly lead to more. My questions to everyone and anyone is? 1. How often do you develop outside of work? 2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point? 3. What do you like to work on outside of work? (other than the latest bottle of Gin)
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Simon Lee Shugar wrote:
2. Are the projects you work on personal or intended for commercial use at some point?
It never starts of like a project; it often happens when you want to try some code and keep adding. "I've never solved the travelling salesman problem" "Geocoding? Never heard of it, time to Google" "Now how do I get the distance between two points?" "It'd be cool if I could show that path on a map" "Can I run this when I boot into Ubuntu?" "That's weird, it doesn't compile anymore - where did those 40 compile-errors come from?" ..and just as you want to get some sleep, you look at the time and wonder if the sun is up already.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]