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Coding for Pleasure: Developing Killer Spare-Time Apps

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Adam Pash Lifehacker
Description Every startup origin story is about a couple of developers who abscond to a garage and end up building the Next Big Thing. But money and fame don't need to be your end goal. You can significantly improve your life--and impact others' lives--by coding for pleasure in your spare time.
Questions
Answered
  1. What's a part-time developer?
  2. Why should I work on something for nothing?
  3. What kind of applications can you build in your spare time?
  4. How can I streamline spare-time development?
  5. Should I really make software development my hobby if it's already my job?
  6. What if I don't know anything about programming?
  7. Should I open source my work?
  8. How can I get my employer to sponsor this kind of development?
  9. How can I find people interested in collaborating on a part-time project?
  10. Should I start my own project or contribute to a large open-source project?
Level Beginner
Category Education, Open Source, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, User Generated Content, Web Apps / Widgets