Like many of you, I seek refuge in my programming side-projects by treating them as hobbies. I pursue projects and learn things that have no relevance to my specific day job. I spend weeks exploring rabbit holes because, well, it's fun. I am under no pressures in my hobbies.One of my programming hobby projects has become a joint venture with a friend, and now we're getting serious about turning it into a business. What started out as a way for me to try out some new frameworks and tools I've wan...