hello my dream is to become a video game programmer one day. i know its not all fun and games but what are the pros and cons of having such a job. what can i do now to know whether i will like this job or not?

One thing you can do now is try it out and see how you like programming, and how you like programming games.

lots of books out there on the subject (:

Quote: Original post by unstoppable
1. what are the pros and cons of having such a job.
2. what can i do now to know whether i will like this job or not?

1. Read http://www.sloperama.com/advice/lesson15.htm and http://archives.igda.org/breakingin/path_programming.htm
2. You can program 4 or 5 games and see if you still like it when you're done.