[sfkjlkfagfj]

I pretty much never hire anyone who doesn't have a side project. I don't care if it is super shitty php code, as long as you are coding outside of work, I know you will be a good programmer.

And anytime I made exception to this rule, I always regretted it.

[whatsstolat]

I have lots of ex side projects, but family commitments means they are not maintained. How does that fly with you?