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24 alternatives to Side Project Mistakes Developers Make

A week of lessons learned shipping side projects

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Side Project Mistakes Developers Make launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   How To Build This▲144

   A platform for makers to find the right tools

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ship Your Side Project 2.0▲25

   The (bigger & better) six week bootcamp for side projects

   2016 · shipyoursideproject.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ideas for dev▲100

   New ideas for your next project

   2021 · ideasfor.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hello Tech Pros: Confirmation Bias▲60

   The 3rd dysfunction of a software team

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ship Your Side Project▲137

   Make enormous progress on your side project in just 6 weeks

   2015 · shipyoursideproject.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Github▲216

   Build software better, together.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hello Tech Pros: Cowboy Coding▲61

   The first dysfunction of a software team

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How I changed my life with side projects and why you still do not have one▲68

   Email show about side projects

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GitHub Project Management▲115

   No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

   2016 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Mission Devs▲98

    The #1 newsletter for developers 👨‍💻💌

    2018 · themission.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Burndown▲149

    A better way to build products (by the team at Drift)

    2017 · drift.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?▲61

    Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Code Podcast – 4: How to design software▲63

    Routines that will make you a better engineer

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Test & Code : Lessons about testing and TDD from Kent Beck▲60

    Episode #23

    2016 · pythontesting.net · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Side Projects▲66

    As a full-time freelancer that works from home it can be sup

    2016 · rjmccollam.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    To Build Something▲93

    Find side project help and collaborators

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Programming Excuses▲93

    Excuses For Lazy Coders

    2015 · programmingexcuses.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Danger▲26

    Stop Saying "You Forgot To..." in Code Review

    2016 · danger.systems · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hello Tech Pros: How to Stay Current on Dev Technologies▲60

    James Studdart of CynicalDeveloper

    2017 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Orbit by Moonlight▲116

    Weekly list of software contractors ready for immediate work

    2017 · moonlightwork.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    52 Weekends of Side Projects▲25

    Build and Ship a new Side Project every weekend

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Next Big Me▲22

    Build your side projects with zero coding experience

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dev Ideas▲86

    An email newsletter for dev project ideas.

    2014 · devideas.github.io · its alternatives →

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