confessions

Had lunch with a teen & his dad b/c kid wanted some advice on choosing between Computer Science and Software Engineering. Eventually he told me he wanted to be a game dev. Every teen I talk with before they head off to Uni says the same. None of them make it. He’s ngmi, either.

Also I ask every kid who wants to do CS, whether game dev or other: what have you made? The answer is *always*: nothing. I cannot relate. They’ve had computers in the house since they were born & never once thought of, say, making an add-on for their fav game? Anything, really? I’m old but these kids are strange.

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That's strange to me as well. I have a few experiences that made me think that some people are wired to believe the learning experience is completely the responsibility of the teacher/school/institute. And not on themself. And that you can just choose a topic and it will work. But I just find it hard to understand  ...

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But also, I completely understand that it is hard to choose a career path (I was pretty clueless myself at a younger age). But especially nowadays, and especially with programming/game dev related things, it feels silly to go for a multi year program without trying things yourself first.  I like your art school example

One example is someone who was up for a coding bootcamp later in the year. Super excited to become a programmer (one day), with bright career opportunities (according to the promo videos). But  zero intention to try a few things already, even when I generously offered ways to get started (for free). Easy predicted ngmi