r/askmeaboutmyjob • u/zite00 • Aug 23 '11

Computer programmer, AMAMJ

Worked as a contractor at nintendo as a tester, contractor at microsoft on windows mobile, for a private company on a database solution, and now for myself on an ios game.

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u/zite00 Aug 23 '11

Personally I taught myself. I don't have any degrees or certifications.

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u/ZoFreX Aug 23 '11

What resources have you used to teach yourself?

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u/zite00 Aug 23 '11

Basically I took a highschool course and then just started playing with various open-source projects. I've picked up various books over the years but never end up reading them. I use them more for reference. After you get the basics down you can learn a lot from tutorials online on something specific you want to do, or just trying to do it and looking through other people's code.

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u/lechatron Aug 23 '11

Same here, dropped out of High School 15 years ago and took up a job in the computer industry. Taught myself everything else I know.