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What inspired you to pursue a career or hobby in programming?

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Thomas Douwes@sopuli.xyz
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Computer plays video games
I want to make video games
Learn to program
Never even make video games

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Lnrdrople@suppo.fi
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Yeah… Decades later I still sometimes think about making video games, but never have any time to do more than write down a quick idea. Maybe one day…

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HIMISOCOOL@lemmy.nz
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Rinse and repeat with all engines on the market

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onlinepersona@programming.dev
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Lol, that was me. Took a course on game development and the professor said “I don’t advise a career in game development unless you can deal with crunch”. Now I treat HTTP requests in python and question my life choices.

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