Vance Lucas

AI Engineer and Community Builder

  • Home
  • About
  • Projects
  • Speaking
  • Contact

The Importance of Side Projects and Why You Need One

February 23, 2019

I put together a presentation for Free Code Camp OKC on why side projects are so important, and how a single side project started from a passion of mine formed the basis of my entire career. The video is below:


Tags: opinion, personal, side projects

Categories: Personal, Programming, Projects, Techlahoma

Is your company struggling to embrace AI? I train and coach developer teams on how to use and think in AI! I used to lead and manage developer teams inside large companies. Now I lead teams making the transition to AI.

If your team needs help, let's work togehter. Get AI coaching for developer teams.

© 2026 Vance Lucas. All content CC BY 4.0 Intl • Twitter • GitHub • LinkedIn