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Ask HN: How many greenfield projects have you done?

7 points by codingclaws 4y ago

victor_e 4y ago
Completely greenfield at work? None - I've always had to integrate some parts to some legacy application.
muzani 4y ago
Depends what you consider greenfield. 2 major projects were rewrites from scratch, but already had a user base/design for the old system. 13 other "full" projects on my portfolio, as in functional, pretty UI, designed from requirements with no designer, but not necessarily commercialized. A bunch more other prototypes, probably more than a dozen. Some were hackathon tier, functional but purposeless. Some took months and were paid but didn't form into a proper product. Some were freelance projects from some hack who decided to step out. If you include dumb ideas that I get excited for 2 weeks, there are plenty of those too. One active personal project that has 2000 monthly users. It took about 3 years to write the first line of code because I was trying to figure out the correct approach and didn't like the sketches. The first prototype was terrible. V7 was active since 2020 and has its fans.
jppope 4y ago
Rough Estimates: * 70 Websites w/ various levels of programatic functionality to them * 50 small software projects (1-3 devs, limited testing, etc) * 10 enterprise-type greenfield projects (large team, 1-3 year scope, etc)
h2odragon 4y ago
Many, in the sense of "here is the problem, design and build a solution from scratch" IT engineering. I got to implement all sorts of things it would have been wiser to buy in. Joys of small nonprofits. Several times literally: hacking home sites out of the woods for ourselves and others seems to be a habit with my family. I can think of a dozen such efforts Ive been involved in, including my house which was a half mile from power and covered in cedars when I started. (its still covered in cedars, there's just a house hidden under them now)
Olumde 4y ago
Three jobs back I worked for a startup. Everything I did was greenfield. I developed lots of very cool tech. Its the most fun I've had since.

7 points by codingclaws 4y ago

Completely greenfield at work? None - I've always had to integrate some parts to some legacy application.

Depends what you consider greenfield. 2 major projects were rewrites from scratch, but already had a user base/design for the old system. 13 other "full" projects on my portfolio, as in functional, pretty UI, designed from requirements with no designer, but not necessarily commercialized. A bunch more other prototypes, probably more than a dozen. Some were hackathon tier, functional but purposeless. Some took months and were paid but didn't form into a proper product. Some were freelance projects from some hack who decided to step out. If you include dumb ideas that I get excited for 2 weeks, there are plenty of those too. One active personal project that has 2000 monthly users. It took about 3 years to write the first line of code because I was trying to figure out the correct approach and didn't like the sketches. The first prototype was terrible. V7 was active since 2020 and has its fans.

jppope 4y ago

Rough Estimates: * 70 Websites w/ various levels of programatic functionality to them * 50 small software projects (1-3 devs, limited testing, etc) * 10 enterprise-type greenfield projects (large team, 1-3 year scope, etc)

h2odragon 4y ago

Many, in the sense of "here is the problem, design and build a solution from scratch" IT engineering. I got to implement all sorts of things it would have been wiser to buy in. Joys of small nonprofits. Several times literally: hacking home sites out of the woods for ourselves and others seems to be a habit with my family. I can think of a dozen such efforts Ive been involved in, including my house which was a half mile from power and covered in cedars when I started. (its still covered in cedars, there's just a house hidden under them now)

Olumde 4y ago

Three jobs back I worked for a startup. Everything I did was greenfield. I developed lots of very cool tech. Its the most fun I've had since.