[Griever]

I spent about three years working on a webapp for simplifying the RFQ process, specifically for defense projects. Ultimately I decided to finally call it quits on the app when I realized that even if I built this thing, I'd never have the skills/time/patience to sell it. Wish I had realized that sooner!

After work I would typically spend a few hours a night hacking away at whatever feature I thought was a "must have". Suddenly the list of features that were absolutely needed to ship a 1.0 release grew quite long, and was too much to manage on my own.

I called it quits a few years ago at this point, but I wouldn't say I regret my decision to have put so much effort into a project. It gave me an opportunity to contribute to some high-profile libraries like Lucene.NET and Backbone, and I most certainly grew as a developer.

I wouldn't beat yourself up too hard, though. I'm sure you learned a whole lot about browser limitations, animation, and how to manage your time and expectations in the future. If you agree, then I'd say it wasn't a total loss at all.

[Someone1234]

Little off topic: Seems like Lucene.NET is being discontinued. They're discussing putting it into Apache's attic in the mailing list. It hasn't been updated for at least two years so this isn't super surprising, and they'd need to update it to .Net Core which nobody wants to do.

[Griever]

I admittedly haven't looked at it since I gave up on my personal project, so I'm not entirely sure of it's state. However, a quick glance at the changelog seems to indicate that it supports .NetCore in some fashion.

https://github.com/apache/lucenenet/blob/master/CHANGES.txt

It'd be a shame if they discontinued it! A lot of incredibly smart and dedicated folks have put their hearts and souls into that project.

[Someone1234]

Right but even that "beta" has been stuck for a year.

See May 2018 here:

https://whimsy.apache.org/board/minutes/Lucene_Net.html

[Griever]

Aw man, what a bummer :(

[nobody271]

Are you hesitent to take on new projects now? Part of the reason I kept trying was a resolution to finish my projects.

[Griever]

Not entirely. I do approach new projects with a bit more scrutiny than before, which I consider to be a good thing.

I do a lot of small projects here and there. I'm currently working on one that I've been chipping away at for the last six months or so, but it's coming along at a much more relaxing pace.

While I do think that it's important to finish what you start, I also believe that knowing when to stop is just as valuable.