Your Passion Projects Are Killing Your Career. Here's the Uncomfortable Math.

The article discusses how having too many unfinished side projects can hinder career growth. Developers who focus on a few, larger projects tend to have faster career growth and better coding skills. The author suggests that the typical 'passion project' costs around 40-500 hours to reach a usable state, and most developers quit before reaching the most valuable stages. To succeed, developers should focus on shipping a few real projects with actual users and maintenance.