What is your profession?

[Joe-Kinglake]

So i was just wondering what do you app developers do for a profession? Is it actually developing apps or are you in some other industry and developing apps on the side?

Personally i'm a student studying Computer Games Design, but i hope to be a full time app developer by the time this course is done.

[iisword]

college student

[JohnnyC]

Video Games Programmer (consoles)

[Objective Zero]

What language are console video games coded in, I am looking to go into that profession.

[lgehrig1]

Originally Posted by Objective Zero

What language are console video games coded in, I am looking to go into that profession.

Some C, some proprietary - mostly. You (or your employer more-than-likely) will be paying big $$$ for crappy SDKs.

I think XBox may be a lot of C++. There seem to be a lot of DirectX calls (although technically you can do that with C too).

You might want to type "EA sweatshop" into Google before you embark on your career I've confirmed some of the stories (one of the graphics guys at my last post had worked for EA in Orlando) ... I think I'd rather sell a kidney than work there.

And, to answer the topic question, current profession is "independent developer". I'd started by writing code in telecom, moved to the financial sector, got laid off, and decided to go rogue

[JohnnyC]

Originally Posted by Objective Zero

What language are console video games coded in, I am looking to go into that profession.

It's currently almost all C++.

[applegend419]

college student

[god0fgod]

Is being a student a profession?

[someguy]

Originally Posted by god0fgod

Is being a student a profession?

For the sake of the question as well as the online forms I've seen on other web sites I'd say yes it is.

I'm a university student.

[dcool]

Musician ;-) and do some programming (Ruby, C, Unix shell scripts) when I have time.

[beatecana]

colleage student.

[Joe-Kinglake]

Originally Posted by someguy

For the sake of the question as well as the online forms I've seen on other web sites I'd say yes it is.

I'm a university student.

Haha technically no, but for the sake of the question it is

[Paul10]

Java Developer by day, learning iOS by night

[kosolapiy]

IT infrastructure specialist - by the diploma
Phone seller - by the job
programmer - by the hobbie.

[macy77]

I have a regular full time job on the side, but I also freelance--which is what I ultimately would like to do for my career and profession.

[Brandt]

Solaris unix sys admin and infrastructure support for work

Working on my masters degree in computer science

US Navy veteran

Full time father

iPhone app dev in my very little spare time

Oh and I'm only 29

[kosolapiy]

Brandt, WoW!

[Brandt]

Originally Posted by kosolapiy

Brandt, WoW!

Thanks! The goal here is to be able to afford to buy a home on my own here in Southern California, where it is fairly expensive to live...

[imakerzaafreen]

hello
i am an iphone apps developer

[shutterflypro]

I am just a freeloader and will occasionally get a brain fart and produce an app.

[Perception]

computer hobbyiest for maybe 20 years, Java programmer for 12 of those. Couldn't contain my excitment when Apple went to *Nix for its OS and have been a Mac developer ever since.

[cyndzyoung]

i'm a student..college student interested in application development..

[Meredi86]

Full time iOS developer at the moment, first app should be just around the corner - Ad-Hoc testing this week so fingers crossed. I want to end up Freelance though - already have a few ideas rolling around my head just need the spare time.

[ElsieK]

Medical Clerk by day. Freelance internet goddess by night muhahahaha

[Naughty_Ottsel]

I am a student (FE in the UK) as well as a part time job in a retail store and somehow squeezing iOS development as well