I’m feeling so lost right now.
I just graduated high school (or the swedish equivalent of it) where I studied Java programming for 2.5years. Learning “basic” java.
I will go to collage, but in a year or two after I have saved up some money. In the meantime however, I have no idea what to do.
I find big projects where I need to read and learn ALOT the most rewarding(I find it very easy to learn new things), but they also take a massive amount of time and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start or how to structure your code. It’s very easy to give up.
Smaller projects feel like a “waste of time” because I learn maybe 1-2 new things, but drawing the graphics is taking 20% of the time spent on creating the game (I spend alot of time on graphic even though I dont really need to 
).
If I ever want to find a job as a game developer I should learn C/#/++. But making games in my spare time would also suffice, that way I can stick to Java.
I also have a job offer from a hosting company where I interned. Although it’s no “programming”, only server maintenance, simple web design and customer support, It’s still something that I really enjoy doing. But being a programmer has been my dream since I was like 10.
So my questions are:
- Programming or “server hosting”? Which is easier to get a job as? (Where I got the offer from is a really small company)
- Should I learn a new language or stick to Java?
- Is it better to start a big project rather than a small one if I have alot of time on my hands?
- What would YOU do/have you done?
NOTE:
This started as a post where I asked for advice on my TicTacToe AI which I havent even started yet and became a post about my life decisions-.-
Had a few beers and got all deep and shit
NOTE 2: wow, this is the first time I have to make lifechanging decisions…