[doanerock]

If it is a hoppy then it is not supposed to be profitable.

[metaphyze]

No, if it's a hobby, it's supposed to be enjoyable. I do enjoy programming. I could enjoy iOS development as much as Android development or server development so why not combine that with making money?

[waynesonfire]

why would you have an unenjoyable hobby? that's so incompatible that it's not even helpful to think about it that way.

a hobby seizes to be such once it's a business. i suppose for each the distinction between the two can be wide or narrow but it exists.

a business inherently involve transactions and this implies vastly more amount of responsibility.

[qorrect]

Seriously! So many of these posts lately, I'm starting to think nobody codes for fun anymore... or at least the new generation.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

I code for fun all the time; I just like it more when people pay me to have fun.

[robotnikman]

And if it does turn out to be profitable its a happy surprise.

I just took up drawing as a hobby without any expectations that it would bring me money, and its been much more enjoyable than other hobbies I've had where at the back of my mind I was thinking 'how could I make money off of this'.