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		harel on Feb 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What eight years of side projects have taught me (... Very true. I followed the same path, and a side project was always the way to learn something new. Sometimes those side projects become full on ventures as well. Added bonus. I also very well remember my joy after I "invented" the AMQ, only to later find out about ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ etc. (which didn't diminish that "proud" feeling)

dillonmckay on Feb 17, 2020 [–]

I think that is some of the best validation, to know that your solution is not to different than the ‘standard’, without having any prior knowledge of its existence.

Good work!

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