Software Side Hustler Tip: My “Hit Two Birds With One Stone” Secret — Excel both day job and side projects. Part 2: Why It Works?

You do it to enhance your day job, then apply those newly acquired skills directly to benefit your side hustle.

In this article series:

• Part 1: The Approach

• Part 2: Why It Works?

• Part 3: How to Apply it? *

• Part 4: Advice

• Part 5: FAQ (upcoming)

Let me first clarify the approach: by implementing E2E test automation and continuous testing at work, you'll significantly benefit your side projects (emphasize the plurals).

If a software developer thinks creating a successful software product (i.e. app) is mostly about producing code, then he/she better not do a side hustle, for a very simple reason: not qualified yet.

Source: Reddit, with 4.2K votes. https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/y1opbr/ideal_workflow/

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A completed software product involves much more than just coding: