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| Thread ID: 137106 | 2014-05-23 00:54:00 | Have any PC techs ever thought of moving to become software developers..? | Webdevguy (17166) | PC World Chat |
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| 1375582 | 2014-05-23 07:55:00 | TL;DR - I tried when I was young and gave up - now I just do hardware I had delusions of programming skill when I was younger, never went far enough or made good choices about languages to have made it very far though. It's depressing for example to have spent a week perfecting several pages of code for a music database (one of the few programs I actually finished) and after using it for a while and being impressed with yourself discovering excel for the first time... Most of my early programmes can be done much better with any spreadsheet program these days :( I learnt (self taught): Logo - just an instructional language and no actual use Basic - old school with the line numbers - could write basic programs well enough but that's about it STOS - Atari specific version of Basic for writing games. I wrote two games and got them functional enough to realise they were going to be complete rubbish and abandoned my game developing dreams GW basic (and a couple other similar ones) - played with learning these and lost interest C++ - decided I need to learn something more useful and started learning this - gave up pretty quick. I just don't have the patience I once had for this stuff. Of all those C++ would be the most useful but probably also the most involved. Sometimes it's good to start with easier code so that you can feel better about making progress :) |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1375583 | 2014-05-23 08:55:00 | I learned some java while I was at AUT but thanks to bad lecturers and the promise of maths down the line I was put off completely. I could learn a language later on but for the moment I'm enjoying not being knee deep in exceptions and infinite loops. I never could get the motivation to start outside of school, I tried HTML once but notepad as an editor quickly put me off that, hah. Other than that I've got too many other things more relevant to learn. Linux stuff, for a start, is high on my list. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1375584 | 2014-05-23 09:42:00 | I learned some java while I was at AUT but thanks to bad lecturers and the promise of maths down the line I was put off completely. I could learn a language later on but for the moment I'm enjoying not being knee deep in exceptions and infinite loops. I never could get the motivation to start outside of school, I tried HTML once but notepad as an editor quickly put me off that, hah. Other than that I've got too many other things more relevant to learn. Linux stuff, for a start, is high on my list. Linux would be something good to have under your belt. As for text editors I use Sublime Text 2 with Emmit which is a major jump up from notepad. Coding with Emmit is like being able to code in txt speak with a turbo charged auto complete. As an aside and stepping away from Linux, what would it take to make coding/development interesting for you? |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1375585 | 2014-05-23 10:06:00 | I tried HTML once but notepad as an editor quickly put me off that, hah. You started with the wrong tool ;) try Notepad++ instead :thumbs: |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1375586 | 2014-05-23 10:45:00 | It is an art of sorts but like all forms of art it can be learned in stages :thumbs: You started with the wrong tool ;) try Notepad++ instead :thumbs: Yup +1 from me :thumbs: The basic version of notepad is just that .... Notepad++ Much better. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1375587 | 2014-05-23 11:13:00 | Sort of like the plumber and sparky and chippy and bricky and painter all go together to build a house but don't often cross trades | Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1375588 | 2014-05-23 11:17:00 | Yup +1 from me :thumbs: The basic version of notepad is just that .... Notepad++ Much better.Or Notetab. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1375589 | 2014-05-23 11:22:00 | I noticed there's an app creation course with GrabOne deal (www.grabone.co.nz) going on at the moment - valid for another couple weeks | Greg (193) | ||
| 1375590 | 2014-05-23 11:33:00 | I noticed there's an app creation course with GrabOne deal (www.grabone.co.nz) going on at the moment - valid for another couple weeks Could be worth checking out. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1375591 | 2014-05-23 12:38:00 | So what do you do that pays better than been a software app developer? Consulting, specifically re: VoIP in my case :) |
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