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[PATV] Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Extra Credits Season 4, Ep. 2: So You Want To Be a Developer (

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edited July 2012 in The Penny Arcade Hub
image[PATV] Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Extra Credits Season 4, Ep. 2: So You Want To Be a Developer (Part 2)

This week, we finish discussing the skills it takes to be a great developer (with lots of help from the folks at <a href="http://gamedev.stackexchange.com">Stack Exchange</a>).<br /> Come discuss this topic in the <a href="http://extra-credits.net/episodes/so-you-want-to-be-a-developer-part-2/#discuss">forums</a>!

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  • Jakub_DaviauJakub_Daviau PolandRegistered User new member
    edited July 2012
    I really like your show its very informative and it got me thinking about many things I didn't find that interesting before thanks a lot :)

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  • brunoaisbrunoais Registered User regular
    That's it! One carrer I'm gonna root for is game developer. Sounds like a great job for me. I got almost all the skills you meantioned in both videos. With some work, I'll get all the skills you meantioned!

  • TheBaron87TheBaron87 Registered User regular
    Solving problems is great! I love it, I seek out problems to solve just for fun. I'm so analytic and abstract it annoys the hell out of my friends.

    Communication however... ugh... that's one problem that 20 years of failed attempts still haven't managed to solve.

  • scioneonscioneon Registered User new member
    Hey I just saw both of your videos on being a developer and I actually want to get into the business of making video games, but it seems video games are more or less going with animation type and let let other people do it. So I ask is video game development hard or is it easy due to the advance technology that happens every year?

  • xeperxeper Registered User new member
    what about developing methodologies ?

  • PiggiePiggie Registered User regular
    For the younger and less experienced programmers, Game Maker is free and contains a language that basically allows you to practice all of the logic and problem-solving of programming without the rigorous syntax of actually C++ or Java.

    Also, Garry's Mod...that's how I taught myself to program, and it's a great way to get immediate results from your programming. It takes a lot longer and is arguably less rewarding to make a calculator program than it is to make a giant floating ball of death that shoots fire and screams TF2 soundbytes at people, but you're still learning a language that's pretty darn close to C++.

  • sonicjmssonicjms Registered User new member
    http://www.codecademy.com/
    is a great place to learn to code, i'm using it now to learn javascript

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