Is it OK to work on a hobby project for 15 years?
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
I have a pet project of my own, and I would guess we're not alone. But so far it's only year and something. I've found out these projects help me to stay on the edge of new technologies (Azure, smartphones, etc.) and also they are kind of a therapy. If it's still entertaining for you than there's obvious YES answer for you. I would also ask: Do you feel progress? Is finish in sight or still elusive as it always was? :) regards, Kate
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
Depends really, on what the project is. If you are trying to write "Hello World!" in FORTRAN and it's taken you fifteen years and no end in sight, then I'd have to suggest that a surrender to the arms of reality might be a good idea. But if it's the whole of Quake III Arena written from scratch in ARM assembler for Android Tablets, then I'd have to say "Keep going!" and "Work harder!" :laugh:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
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Depends really, on what the project is. If you are trying to write "Hello World!" in FORTRAN and it's taken you fifteen years and no end in sight, then I'd have to suggest that a surrender to the arms of reality might be a good idea. But if it's the whole of Quake III Arena written from scratch in ARM assembler for Android Tablets, then I'd have to say "Keep going!" and "Work harder!" :laugh:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
Pet projects are for learning, so as long as you learn from it - go on!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Pet projects are for learning, so as long as you learn from it - go on!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
I like that definition, you just made me undrop a sisyfos project of my own. B**tard :)
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
Hobby - means things you love to do. So if you are not bored, no one else should dictate you on the time limit, otherwise it's not hobby. [Joke] You are not talking about your job here, right? And the people who are giving you suggestions are not your boss(es), right? RIGHT?! [/Joke]
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
Sure, why not? Fifteen years[^] and going strong! Twelve years[^] and going strong! :) /ravi
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I keep getting "drop it, leave it alone" suggestions more and more often. But I... just... can't... stop... coding! And modeling... and texturing... X| I want to be.. forever young!.. :) Do you have stuff like that too? in another thousand years we'll be machines or gods█
Of course it's OK. One assumes that the current goals have somewhat changed since inception, though- or are you writing a program for an Amiga or something ;) I am currently working on PooperPig [^]- a game I first started work on in the mid to late 1980's (see http://www.viewdata.org.uk/download.php?cat=15\_Prestel&file=logon07.pdf p 19) The current version is mobile - IOS, Android and possibly WP8, and also potentially Mac and PC The original was on a BBC micro[^] By the time I finish it will probably be played on a 3d holodeck !!
