# Importance of Side Projects

<http://rawsyntax.com/blog/importance-of-side-projects/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Side projects are important for a few reasons. Programming is a creative process. Side projects allow programming without deadlines or restraints. Side projects allow programming in an exploratory way.

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