I started at home, using guides on the internet. My first project was Random Facts for Palm OS. However I made my first real money building websites for small

I started at home, using guides on the internet. My first project was Random Facts for Palm OS. However I made my first real money building websites for small businesses. This is where I learned what customers actually value. It also taught me how valuable an honest broker [0] is. Honesty is a powerful sales pitch. Trust signs blank cheques. I then spent a few years as a professional web developer, making not-so-meaningful things for large companies. It slowly killed my passion until I found my way out. Recently, I returned to small, home-cooked software [1]. I run a website that helps people immigrate to Germany. I built many tools and calculators to support the content [2]. It's so much more fun to build concrete stuff! With many users but no paying customers, it's a lot more relaxing. People really seem to enjoy the tools too. I thought that I'd lost my passion for programming, but in reality I just don't like professional programming. I probably wouldn't like being a professional cook either. Better keep it small and personal. [0] https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-i-became-the-honest-broker?s=r https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/how-i-became-the-honest-brok... [1] https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/ https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/ [2] https://allaboutberlin.com/tools https://allaboutberlin.com/tools