Thoughts on side projects, developer momentum, and building in public.
February 19, 2026
A curated list of the best tools for solo developers, organized by workflow stage. From planning to building to deploying to resuming, these are the tools that help indie developers actually finish projects.
February 12, 2026
Coding side projects with a full time job is hard. Here is how to make evening sessions productive without burning out, even when you only have 45 minutes.
February 5, 2026
Side project scope creep is why most weekend projects never launch. Learn how to scope a side project small enough to finish, with practical techniques for keeping your MVP honest.
January 23, 2026
Most developers never finish side projects. Here is a practical framework for how to ship a side project by tackling scope creep, perfectionism, lost context, and accountability.
January 15, 2026
Every time you step away from a side project, you accumulate context debt. Eventually the cost to reload exceeds the time you have. Here is what that looks like, and how to stop it.
January 8, 2026
Side projects rarely fail because the idea was bad. They fail because momentum breaks, and getting back in is harder than starting fresh.