Nothing wrong with writing simple side-projects and moving on, that's an excellent way to learn. Not everyone can afford to donate a bunch of their time in main

Nothing wrong with writing simple side-projects and moving on, that's an excellent way to learn. Not everyone can afford to donate a bunch of their time in maintaining a project for free, especially considering it's often such a thankless task. The fact that the code is available means someone can fork it and make their own changes and improvements.