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Show HN: My side project about side projects

sideshowhq.com

66 pointsbearwithclaws15 comments

I made Sideshow because:

1) I always wanted to start a daily digest/newsletter of some kind and I'm super passionate about side projects.

2) I wanted to learn more about JavaScript, Node.js and Redis.

And there it is. It's built with ~300 lines of code of Node.js + Express + Redis, has an admin area to manage links (I called it 'Backstage'[1]) and MailChimp API integration for automated newsletter sending (both daily and weekly).

[1]: http://i.imgur.com/rkwiMAm.png

My learning resources:

- JavaScript: http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly... (I'm on week 3-4)

- Node.js: http://www.nodebeginner.org/

- Express (and Redis): http://javascriptplayground.com/blog/2012/06/node-express-to...

P.S: Notice that there weren't any sexy AJAX stuff on the site. It's because I haven't learned one of those front-end MVC framework yet (Backbone/Angular/Ember), which should be my priority this week.

Awesome idea and love the design! Although, I think you should of posted this earlier in the day. :)

Thanks Kale! I did wish to post earlier but gotta fix some last minute bugs that popped up.

This is great. Beyond side projects, I'd love to see some "behind the side project"-type stuff. Your post here is a perfect example.

DOM issue: if your window is shorter than the page height, the bottom border overlaps the content in chrome

http://imgur.com/HAy5DRI

I really appreciate "process" posts like this- always love the feeling of picking up new technologies and putting them to good side project use. Best of luck on learning!

Great site! Out of curiosity, are you planning to eventually open-source this, by the way? Thanks.

That would be my goal. Yes :)

It's a coffee table book about coffee tables.. And it is a coffee table too :)

Nice idea. Just submitted my side project: https://pigshell.com

currently returns a 502

Hmm. Works for me. Possibly a temporary Cloudflare hiccup?

Cool. I have a side project to submit, but I don't meet the criteria yet... (My app is not quite working yet =)

I've bookmarked to come back in a week or so and submit it when it's in a usable state.

Cool idea. I have submitted my last weekend project, a price tracker for fantasy premier league managers. http://insidefpl.com

same concept as http://sidebar.io/

find hot local cats in your area. so tempting.

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