andioop@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?message-squaremessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down14
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the dumbest reason you've learned a programming language?andioop@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squareOkalinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoI became a Game Programmer. Job market sucks right now, so I’m cleaning toilets and taking out trash at a grocery store. But hey, on my days off I sometimes have time to work on games.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoI wanted to get into creating video games. I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity
I became a Game Programmer. Job market sucks right now, so I’m cleaning toilets and taking out trash at a grocery store.
But hey, on my days off I sometimes have time to work on games.
I wanted to get into creating video games.
I ended up in software engineering for financial companies. It killed my hobby love of programming but the salary is worth it. Exceptionally lucrative, and I have never struggled for work, with great pay, bonus, benefits, equity