$stdout - Side Projects

stdout the rapper0 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
18K views · music · evergreen · Uploaded 2019-02-12

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.

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

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3 comments from Hacker News

@stdoutrap2019 · in “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: [VIDEO]

@inoda2019 · in “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: [VIDEO]

@kubanczyk2021 · in “On getting poetry”

[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?