Im bored, so I thought I''d ask for some thoughts on something Ive been thinking a lot about.
Im 17, Ive been programming C++ for 3 years just as a hobby (games mostly). And now Ive just gotten a job writing Java Servlets. The pay is great ($9.75 an hour, 40 hours a week) and its a really nice, small place. But Im a little worried:
Working 8 1/2 hours a day, I wont be able to work on my game, or any game for that matter. Ive had some big plans over the summer for what I wanted to get done, now I just dont see it happening. Im afraid I''ll get sick of programming, and turn to drugs and alchohol for fun
jk, I cant even spell alchohol (right?) but I could draw it''s chemical structure
If this job does go well, I''ll be able to do a Co-op program during the school year. I''ll get to miss 2 (otherwise) pointless hours a day to work. That is good.
What do you guys think? I start the job in a few weeks. Im at least going to try it out, but..does anyone think Im making a mistake and would be better off doing what I really want to do for free? though, writing servlets does interest me a little, game programming is far better...
ratman
