I don't know yet. For me "side project" means significantly less planning. My method is to listen to people around me, "I wish I had a tool that could do x." I

I don't know yet. For me "side project" means significantly less planning. My method is to listen to people around me, "I wish I had a tool that could do x." If it's simple enough, I don't bother Googling for a solution, I build it for them. Exactly as they request. Nothing more, nothing less.