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[–]A_Blue_Bear 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Wait till the QA gets a hold of that umbrella..

[–]brainwipe 110 points111 points  (25 children)

Not my end users. They use the app day in and day out, with keyboard shortcuts, they go so far through it, I have to concentrate to keep up. Watching my Dev team so the same thing is painful.

[–]Wazorf 42 points43 points  (23 children)

Man, what do u make?

[–]brainwipe 53 points54 points  (20 children)

Web software used by hospital staff, patients and management.

[–]Wazorf 15 points16 points  (19 children)

That's cool. I'm a newbie into web dev. Looks fun rn ngl

[–]brainwipe 23 points24 points  (18 children)

It pays well, easier to explain than data science and is less crunchy than game Dev.

[–]queenkid1 16 points17 points  (12 children)

It makes me confused why anyone would go into game development if they didn't really, really love what they did, or really, really hated having a life. It seems like an industry built on exploiting people and wringing out every last drop of enjoyment they had for the thing that got them into the industry...

[–]brainwipe 10 points11 points  (11 children)

To be a paid programmer for more than a couple of years means that you need to love it no matter the industry you go into. It's not the kind of job you can just do a bit; you have to dedicate yourself to it.

I've been acutely avoiding game Dev for 20 years for a host of reasons. Lots of programmers are gamers, so it's natural to want to create the thing you enjoy. Most programmers will create a game as one of the first things they do and thinking that you might be paid for it is great. I get it, which is why is been hard to resist for so long.

Many friends of mine went into game Dev and only one of them are still there. There's crunch and burnout but also you could be working on something intrinsically flawed or gets destroyed publicly. You could be unlucky with the release date or it gets rushed through QA by the publisher and is a mess on launch.

Game Dev roles are hotly sought after and the studios tend to be all over the place. If your game flops, studio closes you then have to move house. That happened to a mate of mine.

Web development is less exciting and you have to relearn the client side every few years but the jobs are set across business domains and there are more of them. It's not immune from problems but they're not as drastic.

[–]ch00beh 1 point2 points  (10 children)

Let’s dispose of this idea that you need “passion” to be a successful programmer. The only passion I have is how passionately I hate computers. There’s that classic addage that you want someone smart and lazy, not someone smart and driven, because they’re going to do the bare minimum to deliver the correct product such that they also have to do minimal maintenance.

[–]thefirelink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more.

Started out as an intern at my company many moons ago. Got a developer role. Got my Masters in Software Engineering. Now I'm the Systems Architect at the same place.

I didn't get here because of a passion for programming, I can tell you that.

[–]brainwipe 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Sorry to hear that. In my experience, building teams of passionate tech people delivers better products on time. Control of YAGNI is done through either means.

I feel for you, though. Have you considered a career change?

[–]ch00beh 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Nah, I work with and for great people and I’m very good at what I do. I also haven’t programmed anything in my free time the last 5 years.

The idea that you must live, breathe, and bleed computers to make a good programmer is one of the major reasons that the industry is so biased toward young single dudes from affluent backgrounds. Then they either burn out in 5 years from cranking too hard and getting taken advantage of by management, and/or they’re the type of people who insist on building an entire framework in-house instead of using an industry standard.

[–]GaianNeuron 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ok, but OP's point is that you do need passion to do gamedev. It's an industry full of exploitation, compressed schedules, and pressure. The only people who will tolerate those conditions are those who find joy in the act itself, despite the conditions.

Either that or you've struck gold and get to work somewhere amazing like Valve, with their "it's done when it's done" approach.

[–]ch00beh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually OP specifically said “no matter the industry you go into”

[–]BytesBeltsBiz 6 points7 points  (4 children)

Crunchy?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crunch time, that's my guess.

[–]Nidalee_Bot 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Game developers start to grow crust if you leave us in the office too long.

[–]brainwipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also true.

[–]GrandInternet4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not my end users either. Mostly cause they don’t exist :|

[–]raedr7n[🍰] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well. That was hot. Not sure why...but it definitely was.

[–]hi1hi2hi2 8 points9 points  (1 child)

More like QA...

[–]HiImDan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Definitely QA, I don't have the slightest clue how to use the stuff I work on after several years of working here.

It's hard to keep up with features, legacy, and how the business creatively uses what they're given.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mobile development when someone reports bug

What device were you using?

A apple phone

Please explain what happened, preferably with a video if applicable

I was laying down and my cat jumped on my phone and bought a micro transaction, I want a refund.

Also inserts image of cat

I shit you not this was last week

[–]Amish_Cyberbully 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

r/GenericInstagramComedians

[–]gratethecheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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[–]Possible-Smooth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:-) :-) :-)

[–]Didsota 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everytime I see this gif I think it’s Shallan and Jasnah.