Articles by Tag #sideprojects
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When is a side project worth committing to?
I’m in a different mindset these days. For years, I—like many developers—fell into the trap of...
From Zero to SDF Editor Beta: How I Used AI to Force My Dream Project Out of the Prototype Stage. What I learned?
I've released a beta version of my SDF Model editor project. This is my first major project that I'm...
Create your perfect space to focus on your daily tasks
I built daily.place – a small browser app to focus, plan, and breathe 🌿 Hey everyone 👋 I’m Agustín,...
How to actually finish that project you've been thinking about
Picture this. You're walking outside on a cold winter morning, maybe to get some breakfast or meet a...
I realized I was wasting hours applying to “dead” LinkedIn jobs — so I built a tiny fix
For weeks I thought I was just bad at job searching. I was applying to tons of roles on LinkedIn...
What happens if you turn real dev trade-offs into an interactive story?
I always wanted to capture the real trade-offs we face at work. We talk a lot about product thinking,...
What Building Small, Personal Tools Taught Me This Year
Toward the end of this year, I found myself scrolling through my GitHub repositories. Not with...
I built my own S3 for $5/mo Shared Hosting (because no one else did)
The Problem: S3 is expensive, and MinIO needs VPS I was looking for a way to have...
Making Nike Run Club Searchable
The Nike Run Club app has 300+ guided runs but no search or filter. I built a simple tool to fix that — here’s how it works.
I Built a Tool Because I Was Tired of Overthinking Comments
I Built Commentto Because I Was Tired of Overthinking Comments Most of the time, when I...
🌸 Building My Own Isekai Story - Part 1
Link at the top for curious: ISEKAI MANGA EXTRAVAGANZA Hi Dev Community 👋 One thing pretty much...
Beyond 'Correct Horse Battery Staple': Passphrases in Inflected Languages
A developer's journey through grammatical cases, gender agreements, and the unexpected complexity of...
☁️ How to Host Your Side Projects for $0: The Ultimate GCP Free Tier Guide
How-to guide for configuring regions, disk types, and network tiers to build a forever-free Linux...
I Built a time card calculator Because Calculating Work Hours Shouldn’t Be This Hard
For a long time, calculating my work hours felt like a small but persistent annoyance. I’d jot down...
Building PathCraft: An Open-Source Routing Engine in Go
Introduction When I started building PathCraft, I had a simple goal: create a routing...
🚀 code-tree.dev — Big Updates: Faster, Simpler, and Growing!
Hey everyone 👋 A few weeks ago, I launched code-tree.dev — a platform for developers to showcase...
How to use AI directly on your Kindle
It keeps happening. I'm reading on my Kindle, come across something I don't fully understand, and...
I Built OrderSafe: A Tool to Help You Order Healthier at Fast Food Restaurants
The Problem I Was Solving I care about eating healthy, but sometimes I need the...
My Attempt at Neobrutalism with Svelte: Redesigning my Website
It's been a while since the last time I woke up and decided my portfolio wasn't what I wanted...
Why I Prefer to Work Alone on My Personal Projects
Open source often comes with an expectation: projects are best built together. And in many cases,...
I Thought Becoming a Front-End Developer Was My Dream — Until I Realized I No Longer Enjoyed Coding
In the VS Code terminal: npm run dev I’ve rewritten the page for the tenth time after design changes,...
I Built a “How Many People Share Your Name” Tool and Would Like Your Feedback
Recently, I created a small project called howmanyofmes. It estimates how many people in the United...
KaraCoro: Real-Time Karaoke in the Browser
Ever wanted to sing with friends online without lag, clunky setups, or downloads? Meet KaraCoro, a...
How I Built a Free Online Carcassonne Game Alt You Can Play in the Browser
I’ve always liked the board game Carcassonne — simple mechanics, but surprisingly deep strategy. A...
Built UtilCraft: 15+ Free Web Tools in One Place
Tired of switching between websites for simple tools? I built an all-in-one platform with Next.js 14
Solving the NY Times "Pips" game with F#
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How hating to stand in line to get my documents printed led to Building a Zero-Friction Printing Network for Campuses.
Origin of the Problem and Initial Motivation During my third year of college, I along with...
How I decided to revive my project that was stale for 5 years...
Revisiting Old Open Source Projects in 2025 A lot can change in five years. I recently...
Air Fiesta: When the Balloons Multiplied
There was a time when everyone shared a single balloon. That was Airtales, one collective flight...
Why Your Side Project Remains Unfinished: Burnout Explained
Photo by Eden Constantino on Unsplash We all been there—you have this revolutionary idea for a...