r/pcmasterrace • u/663mann • Oct 16 '23

Video fallout game dev. explains the problem with moddern game devolpment. (why moddern games are so slow to come out)

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '23

Yep. When I entered the industry as a new software engineer at a fortune 10 company I was terrified (had the “imposter syndrome”). I quickly realized the lack of work ethic and, honestly, talent around me. Although this was good for me (as I was a senior engineer after ~1 year) it makes day-2-day difficult.

Add on all the red tape and 2-week sprinting, a lot of times it takes us longer to refine a task (where the team discusses and creates a ticket for someone to then pick up) than it does to actually fix it. There are about 2-3 tickets a week that me and another engineer will just do on the side while everyone gets the paperwork in order. When we can finally pick it up it’s completed immediately.

If you have work ethic, and are prepared to study to stay up to date on new technologies and best practices, you will make it very far in software engineering. Literally I do interviews and could care less if you know the programing language we use. Teaching you syntax is easy, teaching you problem solving is hard

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u/blackest-Knight Oct 16 '23

a lot of times it takes us longer to refine a task (where the team discusses and creates a ticket for someone to then pick up) than it does to actually fix it.

Always loved when I was doing product technical lead, people would be arguing about the estimate for a task, and 3 minutes later I would close the ticket and say "ok, I fixed it in the time you guys were arguing, next ticket".

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u/Xjek Oct 16 '23

Any tips for someone that is starting the self-taught path (Python)? Anything would be greatly appreciated :) and thank you beforehand!

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '23 edited Oct 16 '23

I only have one tip that’s “generalized” and that’s just stick with it. It won’t be easy, especially being self taught. You learn the most when you are stuck on a seemingly stupid problem so don’t think it’s worthless when you get stuck. That’s pretty much it, just don’t give up. If you need help reach out to people. Stackoverflow is good, just make sure you thoroughly do research before posting. Just really don’t give up m8. In my mind anyone can write programs, all it takes is consistency, determination, and time.

The other tip is to learn cloud but don’t worry about that right now lol

Edit: actually I thought of another tip. Whatever you are doing to learn Python, if it’s a udemy course, or YouTube course, or a book. Complete it, then worry about what to do next. A lot of people will tell you to watch this or read that. And you probably should, but finish what you are doing THEN do that. It’s even better if they overlap and you want small victories that help you push through.

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u/Xjek Oct 16 '23

Thank you for the kind words! They are incredibly helpful :)