Not sure, but some of the best code I ever wrote, and most beneficial to my employer, started as undirected side projects. Often there's little opportunity whe

Not sure, but some of the best code I ever wrote, and most beneficial to my employer, started as undirected side projects. Often there's little opportunity when pushing directly against the brick wall of entrenched interests. But heading off on a tangent can produce wins that those interests aren't prepared to block.