Developers’ side projects
&gt; Not related to your employer’s line of work. Um, wait. What’s the definition of related? [...] I don’t know. It’s a big enough ambiguity that you could drive a truck through it.<p>No, it&#x27;s not that ambiguous at all. The courts rarely side with the company, and only in cases where it&#x27;s quite obvious the work was directly related. If your side project isn&#x27;t directly related to the work you are doing, then you don&#x27;t need to worry.<p>Don&#x27;t let Joel or any other tech CEO scare you into not working on side-projects. Don&#x27;t even tell your employer about side projects. Leave them out of the loop entirely.