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stdout the rapperCited 3× on HN, 2019-2021
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18K views · 7 years ago · music · evergreen

A four-minute programmer rap by stdout about abandoned side projects and the promise to finish them someday. The lyrics poke fun at dev procrastination and big app ideas.

HN shares it as a relatable, funny song when threads turn to the struggle of finishing side projects.

Software (other)Music performance & songs#devrap#sideprojects#programmerhumor#procrastination

3 comments from Hacker News

@kubanczyk2021 · in “On getting poetry”

▶ this video I've finally finished, Go to Hacker News and put up a post But that shit had zero upvotes Somebody left a comment Telling me my home page ain't responsive Who that?

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@inoda2019 · in “Getting too absorbed in side projects”

This is too fitting for this thread...a rap song about the woes of actually finishing a side project: ▶ this video

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@stdoutrap2019 · in “Show HN: A rap song about the struggles of finishing a side project”

Looks like the url isn't clickable (in similarly formatted previous posts, it has been...) Clickable url: ▶ this video

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