Computer Careers

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Spout any random careers dealing with computers you can possibly think of, name as many as you can/want.

I am gonna brainstorm on a list of them with weighing out the possibilities and what I want.

I like taking computers apart, I am interested in building them, I like basic programming, and ect.

GOGOGO

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Guy who takes apart computers and puts them back together.

WERK AT GEEK SQUAD

I actually contemplated Geek Squad, they are really organized and don't get minimum wage :P

EDIT: I will probably work at like a Circuit City or something similar while I am in school for whatever career I want.

[Eiliosdraye]

I actually contemplated Geek Squad, they are really organized and don't get minimum wage :P

EDIT: I will probably work at like a Circuit City or something similar while I am in school for whatever career I want.
Geek Squad is very limiting, it does do work very well, but if you want to deal with issues involving OS's other then windows, or anything like say.. a program bug, you can't do a thing about it.

If you are interested in fixing I advise getting a job for a minor company that fixes computers(not very minor, something that actually gives you some leeway).

Another good choice is working for a Software company, you can very easily get started in under a year by a: learning python, b: getting to work on some Open Source stuff. Why open source? Because a: open source is awesome, b: it will gain you MAJOR props if the project is awesome for college, c: you can develop it on anything, d: it often has great comments for you to learn how the hell everything works, and e: open source things are infinitely more useful then anything else.

Confused? Let me explain why.

Open source things are created because people want something done. "I want a good video editing thing!" Alright, one person decides to start a project. Then 10-20 other people catch on to this idea and work on it. Maybe one of them knows a lot of programmers in www.programmersforlinuxandbsd.net/forums(not a real site), and gets them. Maybe another one is a regular xgen forum addict and gets some Xgenians, maybe one of the xgenians get some of the gentoo users, it will go on forever.


Eventually, you have thousands of programmers working on it, and things are top notch quality. Then, people revise it to work better, or implement feature a. It's a constant stream of improvement, and the people ultimately get to decide what happens.

So, you learn to program with python + pyGTK + pyQT + PyGame + whatever, and you can make apps very well. By the time you're 18, if you're serious about this, you will be ready for college(not ready to start college, I mean ready to actually be in college, you will know most of the freshie classes off by heart) and do very well. This pre-knowledge will seriously help you as you will advance fast, and game companies and etc. will LOVE to have you join them.

Insta-win.

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Geek Squad is very limiting, it does do work very well, but if you want to deal with issues involving OS's other then windows, or anything like say.. a program bug, you can't do a thing about it.

If you are interested in fixing I advise getting a job for a minor company that fixes computers(not very minor, something that actually gives you some leeway).

Another good choice is working for a Software company, you can very easily get started in under a year by a: learning python, b: getting to work on some Open Source stuff. Why open source? Because a: open source is awesome, b: it will gain you MAJOR props if the project is awesome for college, c: you can develop it on anything, d: it often has great comments for you to learn how the hell everything works, and e: open source things are infinitely more useful then anything else.

Confused? Let me explain why.

Open source things are created because people want something done. "I want a good video editing thing!" Alright, one person decides to start a project. Then 10-20 other people catch on to this idea and work on it. Maybe one of them knows a lot of programmers in www.programmersforlinuxandbsd.net/forums(not a real site), and gets them. Maybe another one is a regular xgen forum addict and gets some Xgenians, maybe one of the xgenians get some of the gentoo users, it will go on forever.


Eventually, you have thousands of programmers working on it, and things are top notch quality. Then, people revise it to work better, or implement feature a. It's a constant stream of improvement, and the people ultimately get to decide what happens.

So, you learn to program with python + pyGTK + pyQT + PyGame + whatever, and you can make apps very well. By the time you're 18, if you're serious about this, you will be ready for college(not ready to start college, I mean ready to actually be in college, you will know most of the freshie classes off by heart) and do very well. This pre-knowledge will seriously help you as you will advance fast, and game companies and etc. will LOVE to have you join them.

Insta-win.
Yes, I absolutely always release sources with stuff I've made so far, it helps beginners and helps with people to suggest fixes and everything, and isn't ALL python open source?

It's a non compiling language, isn't it?
Also, I want to learn Jython, cross platform java and python scripting, it is a BEAST combo.

Thnaks for the suggestions!

[Eiliosdraye]

Yes, I absolutely always release sources with stuff I've made so far, it helps beginners and helps with people to suggest fixes and everything, and isn't ALL python open source?

It's a non compiling language, isn't it?
Also, I want to learn Jython, cross platform java and python scripting, it is a BEAST combo.

Thnaks for the suggestions!
Well, you can make .pyc files(compiled python files) and they will boot up faster. Also, py2exe will convert them to .exe files for windows users to boot up. Mac, Linux, BSD, Haiku, ReactOS(all of the other systems) automatically run .py files. That's the only downfall to python.