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What Happens to Your Projects After You Finish Them?

What happens to your project builds (prototypes) after you build them?

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  • My projects tend to be the kind of hobby projects where you think one day:

    "I'm sure there's a better way to do this ..."

    or

    "I wished there was some way to do this ..."

    or

    "I wonder what happens if I try this ..."

     

    So in the end, when the problem is solved (no matter how inelegantly) or the curiosity is satisfied ... I tend to put it aside and focus on something else more interesting. I don't exactly embark on projects with a mind to commercialize or even to make them look good - as long as it works, as that next hurdle really adds cost, time, complexity and a layer of other issues ... not to mention limiting project choice. In my eyes, there's nothing too bad about "reinventing the wheel" if you're doing it your own way and learning along the way. Keeping hobbies separate from work means you can probably enjoy your hobbies for longer. So I'd have to agree on the sentiment that nothing is ever quite "finished" as well ... but that means the fun is never quite over either image.

     

    - Gough

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  • My projects tend to be the kind of hobby projects where you think one day:

    "I'm sure there's a better way to do this ..."

    or

    "I wished there was some way to do this ..."

    or

    "I wonder what happens if I try this ..."

     

    So in the end, when the problem is solved (no matter how inelegantly) or the curiosity is satisfied ... I tend to put it aside and focus on something else more interesting. I don't exactly embark on projects with a mind to commercialize or even to make them look good - as long as it works, as that next hurdle really adds cost, time, complexity and a layer of other issues ... not to mention limiting project choice. In my eyes, there's nothing too bad about "reinventing the wheel" if you're doing it your own way and learning along the way. Keeping hobbies separate from work means you can probably enjoy your hobbies for longer. So I'd have to agree on the sentiment that nothing is ever quite "finished" as well ... but that means the fun is never quite over either image.

     

    - Gough

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