I have a love/hate relationship with it myself. I've taken Java/C++ classes, passed them just fine, and then a year later forget everything I've learned. I love doing the algorithms, hate implementing them (the actual programming part), swear it off forever and then start fresh a year later. Almost every year. Around October.
Last edited by Internet; 12-10-2012 at 05:50 AM.
Currently developing a game with a small group of devs in Unity, I'm leading our programming group.
I'm a programmer. I always thought making games would be my dream job, but it turns out I just really like playing games, so now I make non-game apps and do general IT/help desk stuff. I've considered looking for more of a design role or even level design, but have never really pursued it.
I'm currently working on my first indie game in Unity, but it's slow going as I'm working alone and learning as I go. I'm really enjoying it though and hope to make it more than a hobby one day.
For my day job, I primarily do web development.
I've never done gaming stuff, but I'm currently learning Java, C and C++ -- I'm decently comfortable with C++ but I have a fair ways to go with C.
I'm working a number of learning projects including a much smaller scale version of something like OCTGN to implement some of my object oriented work.
I think of [the Internet] as a grisly raw steak laid out on a porcelain benchtop in the sun, covered in chocolate hazelnut sauce. In the background plays Stardust’s Music Sounds Better With You. There’s lots of fog. --tomeoftom
...what is the point of learning C when you're already learning C++?
Also I'll be first to say - fuck Java
I don't really get that. What's the difference? Going from pseudocode to actual code is basically nothing.Originally Posted by Internet
Same.
I don't know how or why, but I (through wholly my own incompetence) can do the math on things like NetLogo and it works, but as soon as I move to a big boy programming language I'm surrounded by a hundred errors and not really sure where they're coming from, and eventually get overwhelmed.
In the current context, I made a boardgame style overgame for a space pirate themed D&D campaign. Running the numbers in a computer to test balance would be sixty jillion [exact number] times faster than just playing it with a few friends for several games. I didn't start this to complain about my own lack of skills or ask for help; I was just curious what fellow RPS members experience was.
Last edited by Internet; 12-10-2012 at 06:13 AM.
I'm in my third year of a degree, majoring in Software engineering. Done abit of Javascript, COBOL, Python, and Java. And I'd like to second the motion to fuck java, and amend that we also fuck COBOL.
In terms of algorithms vs coding, I think it depends on the language you're using? For example, there arn't many annoying syntax-y type things with python, which means more time writing proper code as oposed to importing packages and spamming brackets like with Java, though I'm not sure if that's what Internet meant? (ed: -aparently not.)
Last edited by Wheelz; 12-10-2012 at 06:11 AM.
Visual Basic at the office, C# in Unity at home.
- If the sound of Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" makes you think of Kharak burning instead of the Vietnamese jungle, most of your youth happened during the 90s. -
I once wrote a hello world .bat file in dos, so I clearly am an experienced programmer.
Just started my second year of a Games Programming course. Learnt C# and Java during the first year and now learning C++. I've been lead programmer in all my team projects.
I've got my work placement year coming up and I contacted Jim about doing it at Big Robot, but no luck with a reply :(
I make websites in C# for a living. Started life in VB6, got to Python and Java at uni, and then everything in business was C# and I never looked back (say what you like about MS, but C# is some seriously good stuff... apart from that whole cross-platform thing).
I'll make a game sooner or later. ;_;
Being a statistician by profession, I know some SQL and SAS and not much else. Ironically, I'm currently working in a software development project.
I feel sorry for you.
Worked with C# and Java, on my freetime do stuff mainly with C++. Also done a little stuff with embedded C and experimented with JavaScript (curse upon thee) and Python and Lua (who starts arrays from 1-index these days? Seriously).
I have some C and C++ (the C++ is very rusty), some Fortran (90, a little rusty), some Go (which I'm just dabbling with at the moment), some python (which I actually use at work), and a very small smattering of Objective-C, perl and Haskell (pure functional languages scare me).
Oh, and if we're counting SQL, some of that too.
PhD in CompSci here (although that mainly involves using matlab). And I'm yet another person who plays around with C# and Unity from time to time.
Any of you folks fancy joining forces and helping me out on my game? I find working with others far more fun :) I have some overly ambitious ideas for strategy games. Recently I've been playing around with some ideas for having a space game with realistic solar systems, etc. Not got very far yet, but I like to dabble. Guess I get a kick out of the problem solving.
I just started learning C# the other week on my own time. If anyone can recommend some good sources I would appreciate it actually. I'm loving it so far. made a basic text based game in console and just started fiddling with graphics over the last couple of days.
My ultimate aim is somewhat fuzzy. I would love to make games and have something in mind for a later date - provided I get to that level of skill. But I also wouldn't mind taking programming skills into a work environment. I just have a standard office job at the moment.
My only previous experience is some Visual Basic simple databases at A-level 10 years ago.
All my C# has been self taught from trying out things in Unity3d. Some of it felt like a really brutal learning curve, but I think I'm now through the worst of it now [still lots to learn of course...]. The advantage of playing around with unity is that a) there's a huge friendly community to help answer questions and b) you can get lots of visual feedback on what you're doing, so it's a bit more "fun"
I realise you might have been looking for some assistance when you posted this thread; even if you're not I'll post this for other people looking for assistance:
If you want to get into programming in an easy way and make some games (I imagine that's a lot of people's goal with hobby programming) then pick yourself up a copy of this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-XN.../dp/0735651574
One of my programming tutor's practically used it as a text book when teaching us. The writing style is great (Like a person is talking to you, not a robot) and the explanations are in laymen's. You'll need Visual Studio but I don't suppose it's hard for anyone to get hold of, you're all big boys on the internet now.
Just so you know this is only really 2D, but it's great. It teaches you things in a simple way so you can have a fiddle around with what you've just been taught before moving onto the next chapter.
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