So I’m a hobbyist game developer for years whose day job is writing
reports/troubleshooting database issues with MSSQL. I’m a bit over half way
through a CS bachelors degree! I’m aware of three ways to get experience to help
me find a job once I graduate, and wondering if one is superior to the others,
or if there is another way! 1. Personal projects. There is a very large
programming project I’ve been working on off and on for 2ish years and I feel
like after my recent programming classes I can probably start it off right and
trash all my previous prototypes. 2. Work on open source projects. This one is a
bit scarier at this point, as I’d have to find one I like, one that is active,
one that my skills fit with, one I can get accepted with, etc. 3. Find entry
level freelance things. I’m aware I could maybe do cheap tasks on Fiverr, or
sign up for things like Data annotation, to earn a bit of money and have
“something” directly related to programming on my resume. 3.5 Could do coding
challenges, but most of the ones I’ve seen don’t seem super relevant to making
large programs, but solving convoluted puzzles. But would love to hear if there
is a site that has more real world challenges. My personal experience for
previous projects (and favorite programming class so far) has been python
(shocking I know). Hoping I’ll fall in love with C# programming once I get into
the advanced classes with it, as I know that pairs much nicer with my MSSQL
experience. Oh my game dev has also been in Game Maker, which uses GML, so not
superrr helpful experience. So any thoughts/opinions?
(The title you see below mine is the wording chosen by the OP of the full post - I hope I do not cause offense, but I cannot control it showing up here as it is linked.)
Even if that were true - and it’s objectively not - sinking to that level does nobody any good.
Take care of yourself, and don’t worry overmuch about people on the internet being wrong, would be my take:-). (Also, they cannot ban you here - hexbear.net is an entire instance, and BestOfLemmy is not a community that resides on it, but rather Lemmy.World)
Even if that were true - and it’s objectively not - sinking to that level does nobody any good.
Take care of yourself, and don’t worry overmuch about people on the internet being wrong, would be my take:-). (Also, they cannot ban you here - hexbear.net is an entire instance, and BestOfLemmy is not a community that resides on it, but rather Lemmy.World)
I’m just kidding, I love hexbear and their counter culture. They essentially exist to lure the crazies and unhinged and deserve to continue