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    $stdout - Side Projects

    stdout the rapper

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2019–2021

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    3:53 · 18K views · Feb 12, 2019

    A four-minute programmer rap by stdout about abandoned side projects and the promise to finish them someday. The lyrics poke fun at dev procrastination and big app ideas.

    HN shares it as a relatable, funny song when threads turn to the struggle of finishing side projects.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @stdoutrapFeb 2019· in “Show HN: A rap song about the struggles of finishing a side project”

      Looks like the url isn't clickable (in similarly formatted previous posts, it has been...) Clickable url: this video

      CitesView on HN
    2. @inodaMar 2019· in “Getting too absorbed in side projects”

      This is too fitting for this thread...a rap song about the woes of actually finishing a side project: this video

      CitesView on HN
    3. @kubanczykApr 2021· in “On getting poetry”

      this video I've finally finished, Go to Hacker News and put up a post But that shit had zero upvotes Somebody left a comment Telling me my home page ain't responsive Who that?

      AsideView on HN