I think the YC mantra applies, even to code: "Build something people want" If your personal work isn't something that anyone is interested in, if it isn't some

I think the YC mantra applies, even to code: "Build something people want" If your personal work isn't something that anyone is interested in, if it isn't something they want or can at least envisage someone wanting, then they're unlikely to spend time looking at it and offering genuine feedback. If all you're doing is scratching your own itch, and nobody else has that itch, then don't expect any feedback at all, even the sympathy variety.