[megalomanu]

Hello HN! Author here. I wasn't expecting so much comments! I would have chosen a less provocative title if I had known :)

Just to clarify: I founded a company a few years ago from a side project I had started three years before, and this year I released two projects, so I can say that I love side projects. I simply regret this tendency to start so many shallow side projects (which are little more than tutorials) just to build a portfolio instead of focusing on creating something really substantial, or something that at least you really like. It's a waste and an illusion to think that it could help to be hired. I know too many developers stuck into this pipe dream.

[polishdude20]

I think the overly general title doesn't help as your article narrows down exactly who that advice applies to.