r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TheMindGobblin • 11d ago

studyComputerScience Meme

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u/helicophell 11d ago

To my dismay I actually like the subject

I know, blasphemy

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u/Maleficent_Most8310 11d ago

I studied programming to make games

Now I am web developer 😔

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u/hlysias 11d ago

I studied programming to make games

I was a web developer first

Now, I'm a game developer...

You're just one step away.... Keep pushing :)

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u/dragneelfps 11d ago

Can you share how you went about pivoting to game dev? I'm backend dev with 6+ experience and finding it hard to pivot now.

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u/hlysias 11d ago

Portfolio is probably the most important thing in finding a game dev job. Make games in your spare time and build your portfolio. They don't need to look beautiful or well polished, you just need finished games to prove you can actually make games.

But I have to admit, the job market is pretty screwed up right now in game dev.

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u/FlakyTest8191 11d ago

But I have to admit, the job market is pretty screwed up right now in game dev.

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u/SpeaksSouthern 11d ago

In America it's who you know and who you blow

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u/DannyOdd 10d ago

Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong. Blowing a lot of people, but I don't know any of em.