Here's a more reasonable take: #1: No one will ever look at your side project. However, it can still be of use to your job hunt if you can talk about it. In fa

Here's a more reasonable take: #1: No one will ever look at your side project. However, it can still be of use to your job hunt if you can talk about it. In fact, it's possible to get away with a empty project provided you can talk about what would have been in there in great detail (as if you'd actually done it). #2: If you can't talk about your project in great detail, then it has as much worth as if you'd never actually completed the project.