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$stdout - Side Projects

Name: $stdout - Side Projects
Description: A four-minute programmer rap by stdout about abandoned side projects and the promise to finish them someday. The lyrics poke fun at dev procrastination and big app ideas.

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2021, never outright recommended score 0

Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN shares it as a relatable, funny song when threads turn to the struggle of finishing side projects.

A four-minute programmer rap by stdout about abandoned side projects and the promise to finish them someday. The lyrics poke fun at dev procrastination and big app ideas.

“a rap song about the woes of actually finishing a side project” (HN, 2019)

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@stdoutrap Feb 2019 Cites it

on HN thread Show HN: A rap song about the struggles of finishing a side project

Looks like the url isn't clickable (in similarly formatted previous posts, it has been...) Clickable url: [this video]

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@inoda Mar 2019 Cites it

on HN thread Getting too absorbed in side projects

This is too fitting for this thread...a rap song about the woes of actually finishing a side project: [this video]

Rap song about the struggle of finishing side projects

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@kubanczyk Apr 2021 Makes a joke

on HN thread On getting poetry

[this video] I've finally finished, Go to Hacker News and put up a post But that shit had zero upvotes Somebody left a comment Telling me my home page ain't responsive Who that?

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