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General Question to Developers of GES Source and other devs

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Kratos:
So i was curious to know, how long does it take to really become what you are now? I mean some of you build maps, Mr. V is a programmer, directors all this stuff.

I wanted to learn how to code, but i heard it requires math and stuff which I am not well at. I know a little html, but want to learn python or some other coding language..

Its very intriguing to have this kind of knowledge that you guys have. I wish I had you brains, and also help out too. I am afraid I need to take art classes and shit sigh....

Did you guys go to school for this?

VC:
For me, the path was about patience, not time.  With patience and dedication, the time issue takes care of itself.

Python will be fine to start with. If you shrink from math, however, programming is not for you.  The world of coding contains monsters that make some of the nastiest math problems look like pussycats.  When coding, math at worst is a speedbump, and at best is your white knight champion.

Afraid to take a class?

Sir, I sense in you a great cowardice. Overcome, or you will never reach any of your imagined goals.  There is no shame in failing at a task you haven't yet mastered, and even then, Casey can strike out.

There are coder colleges, however I have not addended such a thing.  In college I tried a programming course but the fools teaching it knew nothing so I dropped it.

Mark [lodle]:

--- Quote from: osaeed2k9 on May 10, 2009, 04:30:45 am ---Mr. V is a programmer

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Lol, thats like saying Bush was a good president. :p

VC:
He was until he turned into a giant weenie and sold us out to Mexico.

Jonathon [SSL]:

--- Quote from: osaeed2k9 on May 10, 2009, 04:30:45 am ---So i was curious to know, how long does it take to really become what you are now? I mean some of you build maps, Mr. V is a programmer, directors all this stuff.

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You can learn a lot of this stuff much more quickly if you find people who know what they're doing and either learn some of their techniques, or, if you're lucky, they'll pick you up and  directly teach you some of their tricks.

For example, I learned all the mapping basics from Kraid (even though he's a modeler), and then shaped some of my own techniques later; Spider taught me a ton of modeling stuff within a short time span that would have otherwise taken me much longer on my own; and RL friend is teaching me the basics of programming; and a lot of video editing techniques I picked up from Xanatos and MonkeyJunkie.

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