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Programming Megathread
Headcrab Zombie:
Me
ZSNO:
--- Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on October 29, 2015, 01:50:54 PM ---Yeah but it's more of a "we need you to support this old stuff" type job than "let's make something new and exciting"
So if supporting old legacy stuff sounds better to you than making new stuff with modern tech, then sure, go for it. But that sounds dull to me
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Yeah, and making video games seems like the funnest thing, but the job security there is absolute stuff. You gotta weigh the pros and cons to everything.
Otis Da HousKat:
--- Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on October 29, 2015, 01:50:54 PM ---Yeah but it's more of a "we need you to support this old stuff" type job than "let's make something new and exciting"
So if supporting old legacy stuff sounds better to you than making new stuff with modern tech, then sure, go for it. But that sounds dull to me
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Lots of job security and low stress work though. You can work with the exciting new tech on your own time at least.
Headcrab Zombie:
--- Quote from: ZSNO on October 29, 2015, 03:18:26 PM ---Yeah, and making video games seems like the funnest thing, but the job security there is absolute stuff. You gotta weigh the pros and cons to everything.
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It's not like legacy systems or game dev are the only things to choose from. There's a ton of programming stuff out there
--- Quote from: Otis Da HousKat on October 29, 2015, 03:38:50 PM ---Lots of job security and low stress work though. You can work with the exciting new tech on your own time at least.
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A fair point. It's all preference, really
Kochieboy:
I realized after programming in C that I just can't stand structured programming.