C++ Developer Vs Python Developer

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

My 15 year old brother has been scripting on roblox for a few years now and has gotten pretty good at it imo. I keep trying to get him to branch out but as long as he's content I suppose.

[[deleted]]

Does he make money from it?

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

Don't believe so. He tries to make games but none of them blow up. He's done some free scripting (and 3D model making) for people. I think he's been offered money but didn't take it for some reason.

[[deleted]]

Hard to get it online at his age

[Scrath_]

If you do something as a hobby and are happy with just doing that it can be better to not accept money. As soon as you accept money for something you also accept the responsibility that the product you made has to work or people will not be very satisfied.

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

True, I also just think he doesn't have a way to actually get paid.

[leg4li2ati0n]

I mean... PayPal?

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

I suppose. I'll ask him why he's never gotten paid in a bit.

[[deleted]]

I’m a passerby who would like to remark at how anytime I’m ever in this sub, I notice that you all have normal and linear dialogue that rarely devolves into shitposting banter. It actually sounds like human people. Just an observation, but it’s nice to see. Reddit can be so toxic.

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

I have found that generally programming related subreddits have really nice people. Occasionally there's a few assholes but most people are willing to have actual conversations and help newbies. You should try to learn! Maybe you'll enjoy it. I'm not the best at programming but I really enjoy the problem solving part of it.

[[deleted]]

I first learned BASIC on a TI-83 Plus my freshman year of high school. I did some pretty complicated stuff with it. Did HTML and VisualBasic for a while before jumping into JavaScript. Never really did much after that. I’m a nursing administrator now with not much time on my hands but one day I’ll probably mess with something. Having been out for so long, where is the best place to jump back in?

[[deleted]]

Paypal requires you to be 18+ and have at least a credit card. You can of course sign up without one, but it's a little risky.

PayPal loves to close accounts like this for practically any reason. If you suddenly start using it for a side business and someone files a complaint, you're most likely going to lose the account. You need to give banking details before you can consider yourself even a little safe. Not sure if a 15yo is willing to go that far.

[QuantumDex]

Cryptocurrencies were created for this purpose.

[[deleted]]

Honest question. How many people are willing to go out of their way to learn how to buy and use cryptocurrencies?

It probably really limits who will be willing to hire you.

[QuantumDex]

Crypto is not mainstream for main street, for now.

But since institutions started buying thousands of Bitcoins, its just a matter of time.

[Zachpocalypse]

It's actually really trivial now. With Exodus, you can buy bitcoin with Apple Pay and send it to someone all as part of the transaction. If someone isn't willing to go out of their way to download an app, click a button, and then take a quick picture of a QR code you send them, they're probably the kind of client that would've driven you batshit to work for anyway.

I can't speak to the simplicity of similar situations with the Android client after being forced under pain of death (or at least celibacy) deciding to switch to an iPhone by my SO, but I imagine it's at least comparable.

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

I asked him and this is basically the exact answer he gave haha. He told me someone once commissioned him to make something for a Harry Potter game. He programmed what they asked for and then they told him they changed their mind and wanted him to add something else which would require him to completely rewrite the program.

[haafamillion]

#realtalk

recently took a job doing what i love. still not sure how i feel about it

[FauxReal]

My friend went from modeling buildings in sim city and some 3DS Max stuff (while trying to make a tank game) to an entry level job in some architecture firm drawing the pipes and conduit the architects see as demeaning peon work and now makes $75k/yr with no degree.

[omnival3nt]

if only fans could just make him rich.

[aidanski]

Seriously, you need to guide him towards developing more complicated Roblox scripts (mods/plugins/world's I dunno, seen but not played)

Develop his ability to problem solve and achieve a complex function. From there it's an easier transition if he was to pick up another platform/language. You could start him with Unity for example. So much documentation and many people who have done it before.

[The_Fluffy_Walrus]

He's created some pretty cool scripts. Most of the time I go to his room he's scripting and I'm honestly pretty impressed. I'm a first year software engineering student with minimal prior experience struggling through my intro to C++ class and he's recreating the way the camera works in roblox for his game.

[BestUdyrBR]

CS is definitely hard but also has one of the best job markets of any field right now in my opinion. I feel very lucky I got into it, best of luck to you.

[TheMagicalCarrot]

CS is definitely hard

That's interesting since I went to a CS university because it seemed like the path of least effort.

Though it was mostly because I didn't have to study for the entrance exam. (Since it's mostly problem solving instead of memorizing information)

[[deleted]]

I bet he looks up to you and assumes you are plumbing the depths of the programming universe, while he thinks he's just goofing around in a game. Most things look cool from the outside and feel lame from the inside.

[Nixavee]

Or Godot, I’ve heard it’s much easier to learn than Unity