Why You Need a Side Hustle As a Software Engineer

If you are a software engineer, you need to think about starting a side hustle. In this video I break down why.

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[nomoredarts]

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[Владислав-ещъ]

Never heard anything more detached from reality than this. 99% of engineers will never earn more working on their projects than they will earn working at a job!

[pHProgramming]

Amazing video as always Marko. Love it! A side hustle can simply start by an open source project or contributing to a few you enjoy using, which is already a big step. And the open source project you own is yours, free to publish or sell later on if you wish. Then you could write a programming ebook about it, and finally tell your journey on social media or document it in a blog post.

[SanukaDev]

Don't know about side hustle. But surely we need more "Vlogs"

[LynardSalingujay]

I agree, it's a reality. Having a side hustle as a software engineer not only provides an additional income stream but also helps in diversifying skills and exploring new technologies. It can offer valuable experience that might not be gained in a regular job and open up opportunities for entrepreneurship. Plus, it can be a great way to work on passion projects and stay motivated.

[EduardoHenrique-ndro]

Hey, Marko! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers from Brazil!

[juanenriquegarcia]

After 7 years coding-working for others, I lack purpose in life. I have plenty of ideas and projects to develop but I have always postponed them because I wanted to get experience first. But I am done. I must fall in love with programming again before it's too late. 40 hours per week leaves no time for creativity, I need to decrease working hours first.

[tayyabgoose]

Thank you for making these videos Marko, they're very valuable to me and I am sure the rest of us as well :)

[milindgupta]

Start a podcast; your advice is very insightful.

[ivanangelov]

While I agree with the video, there is so much more to this. While at work, I am constantly unhappy with design decisions on "my" project, but I cannot change it since .... it isn't actually mine. Also I want to create something entirely different from what my company makes. So when I have MY project, I do it as I wish, the way I want it and with the aim I want it. This makes the barrier thick, denoting when I am working for the company's project, following whatever they require me to do. Then I work at my project, the way I see right. This brings piece, happiness and quality in everything I do. I am happy, my employer is happy, and things just work. Will this bring money, I dunno? I do my stuff, like it, and don't care if it flops.

[fnvtyjkusg]

You're a software engineer in Norway, you don't need a pissing side hustle

[AminSani]

Should you register a company in Norway if you want to work on your YouTube channel? Since second income in Norway has more tax and by having a company maybe you can reduce it.

[simonabunker]

Having a purpose is a great thing to have, but it doesn't have to be monetary. You can do something just because you enjoy doing it.

[blasandresayalagarcia]

Currently I'm having issues of what services could I offer in tech at the moment that I can adequately compete with the market and market standard. I'm used to of having a list of tasks or at least goal for development but when trying to look at it from the lens of a business, my service ideas are pretty much blank

[bibliusz]

But what projects to do? My current goal is earning much.

[eckee]

Maybe you've got hours of free time being the 1% and working in a first world country, but rest of us don't.

[adrien-barret]

it's more easy do make a side hustle when you're alone xD

[dan-cjrr]

i do side hustle cuz i dont want to be a slave all my life and we dont know if software devlelopment is a secure path anymore