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Side Project | FantasyBB/TellyDraft with John T. Bonaccorsi

Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Aug 20

Please welcome @johnbon.dev into your ears!

John has a side project with (gasp) actual users!

And the best part is: it's seasonal.

His users are active for 3 months of the year then he gets 9 months to tinker and upgrade. The dream.

Check it out now:

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/fan...

John T. Bonaccorsi drops by to chat about FantasyBB, his seasonal (what) side project that affords him an unheard of 3 months of active users and 9 months of dev time to improve the product. He als...

Side Project | PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · May 26

My ears are burning

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Apr 7

Bonus Episode!

PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™

Featuring @benholmen.com, @johnrudolphdrexler.com, @coulb.com, @ianlandsman.com, @davehicking.com, @cmorrell.com

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Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.We realized, hey, we're all podcasters, let's sit down ...

Side Project Podcast: John Rudolph Drexler

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Jan 24

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Recent podcast achievement badges including 500 total downloads, 5 episodes published, 100 episode downloads, 25 countries

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Jan 24

For the video folks:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJj...

Side Project | Elephant in the Room with John Rudolph Drexler

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Jan 24

We've got @johnrudolphdrexler.com on to chat about his online game Elephant in the Room, fat clients, and what makes a good game (spoiler, it's all just vibes).

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/ele...

John Drexler drops by to chat about his online game Elephant in the Room, fat clients, and what makes a good game (spoiler, it's all just vibes).All things John:https://johnrudolphdrexler.comhttps:...

Side Project Podcast: Aaron Francis

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kilopixel :: @kilopx.com · Jan 19

405 pixel blanks 👀

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Maciek Chmura @maciekchmura.bsky.social · Dec 25

Getting back into podcasts
Next on my playlist from @sideprojectpodcast.com

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 23

If you want to watch him actually start glowing:

youtu.be/Xe66ZydlFfs

Side Project | Solo with Aaron Francis

Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 23

Ever hear anyone go full galaxy brain in real time? @aaronfrancis.com does just that as we chat about Solo, his new TUI project:

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/sol...

Aaron Francis hops on to go full galaxy brain on his interactive TUI Solo.All things Aaron:https://aaronfrancis.comhttps://github.com/aarondfrancis/solohttps://tryhardstudios.comhttps://x.com/aaron...

Side Project Podcast: Ben Holmen

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 17

Want to watch this episode? No prob:

youtu.be/3mlpC2CiOPY

Side Project | Kilopixel with Ben Holmen

Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 17

We've got a fresh one!

@benholmen.com stops by to chat about his Kilopixel project, a physical display that intentionally updates slowly:

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/kil...

Ben Holmen stops by to chat about his Kilopixel project: a physical display that intentionally updates slowly and allows for collaborative pixel art creation.All things Ben:https://benholmen.comhtt...

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 8

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 3

We now have a starter pack for all guests that have been on Side Project, you can follow them all at once!

go.bsky.app/P7hcETg

Side Project Podcast: Leah Thompson

Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 3

If you like to watch, we've got you covered:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKEW...

Side Project | Math Quiz App with Leah Thompson

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Dec 3

Welcome @leaht.codes into your ears!

We chat about her math quiz app, being fresh to Laravel, and (yes) a pirate dating sim game.

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/mat...

Leah Thompson drops by to talk about her math quiz app, being new to Laravel, and (yes) a pirate dating sim game.All things Leah:https://bsky.app/profile/leaht.codeshttps://youtube.com/@leahtcodesh...

Haunted by my own projects

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 30

Among many moments that I loved during this chat, @techenby.com broke down how they go about finding names for the apps + the features within their app.

It adds another layer of joy and fun on top of building the project itself!

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · Nov 27

I wrote about my side projects haunting me

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Sometimes the new and shiny thing is way more fun than the thing that I genuinely want to ship... later.

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 27

For the visual folks:

youtu.be/98yLznKJ3Ss?...

Side Project Podcast: Andy Newhouse

Side Project | Sunny with Andy Newhouse

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 27

We've got a good one today! @techenby.com stops by to tell us all about their LifeOS project, Sunny.

And guess what? They are ahead of the game, they already have more than one user! (They have two)

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/sun...

Andy joins to chat about their LifeOS project, and they are ahead of most of us already: they have more than one user!For all things Andy: https://techenby.com/Follow Andy: https://bsky.app/profile...

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 20

These Transistor badges are fun 💅

Transistor badges showing 50 badges, 2 weeks in a row, 10 countries, and first episode achievements

Side Project Podcast: Chris Morrell

Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 19

Video for the visual folks:

youtu.be/di3xYpUJ0H4

Side Project | Linear Poker with Chris Morrell

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 19

The first episode is up! @cmorrell.com hops on to chat about his Linear Poker app and of course at some point we end up talking about ASTs:

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/lin...

Chris Morrell hops on to chat about all things GraphQL, planning sprints with a custom Linear app, and why side projects are important.For all things Chris: cmorrell.com

First episode dropping 2024-11-19

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Side Project Podcast @sideprojectpodcast.com · Nov 13

The trailer is up as an episode so folks can subscribe before the first official episode next Tuesday!

sideprojectpodcast.com/episodes/tra...

Side Project | Trailer