Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Web Developer Sasha Endoh’s Mentoring of Girls and Ladies to Achieve Digital Skills

What are you working on—on the side?

I have a few side projects.

First, I try to spend some time volunteering my time for Ladies/Girls Learning Code, a Canadian non-profit organization teaching women digital skills. Some folks might not think of volunteering as a side project, but if you’re consistently giving your time to an organization or a cause, I’d say that totally qualifies as a side project.

I started out as a workshop mentor about a year and a half ago, then went on to leading/teaching...