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    Game Programming Job

    I was reading though some articles and here they explain a "normal day" as a programmer... http://www.ensemblestudios.com/openj...tory/one.shtml

    For those of you who work as this, is this somewhat true?

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    yep, sounds like my day a bit

    7:00 Alarm goes off
    9:15 get up
    9:20 catch bus
    9:40 Breakfast, Hash browns, waffles, eggs, sausages and beans.
    9:50 Read E-mail, Check out Sluggy, VB-world.
    10:00 Reliase I don't have jack **** to do today at all, Everyone else in meeting (i'm not cause limited placing, and i'm leaving in 2 weeks)
    11:00 Ask the Interns if they fancy a game of Counter-Strike over the network as all managers are in meeting until 2.

    5pm, sod off home.
    Some Days, i just get this feeling that i'm helping to write dozens of Viruses...

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    Software Tester for a large Multi-national company, I can tell you more in 1 year + 9 days when my NDA runs out.
    Some Days, i just get this feeling that i'm helping to write dozens of Viruses...

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    Right well this is my schedule ;

    07:00 Alarm goes off
    07:00 Get up
    07:15 Start walking into work
    07:45 Arrive in work
    07:55 Have ISDN router switched on, laptop setup, and Exchange server has checked for mail
    08:00 Read E-mail, Check out VB-world.

    08:00 -> 17:30 :
    I program (6 different applications), I administer the network to make sure its all running smoothly (100Mbps switched network w/SBS 4.5), take a few microsoft licensing calls, might have to go on site to fix stuff for people, or if its a friday I might have to give a training course.

    17:30 -> ... Start wrapping up for the evening.
    18:00 - 18:20 Arrive home....
    Microsoft MVP : Visual Developer - Visual Basic [2004-2005]

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    Talking

    Mmh.. my usual day as a programmer

    07:00 Alarm goes off
    07:00 Set alarm to 07:58
    07:58 Alarm goes off again
    07:58 Roll out of bed
    08:05 Eat some food and get something to take to the office
    08:45 Arrive on office
    08:50 Turn on ISDN Router, Turn on computer, Switch on Brain
    09:00 Fresh coffee.. whoo! .. also checking mail
    09:05 VB-Forums.com. Dilbert.com. Userfriendly.org. Sayz enuf
    09:45 Wonder what work I have to had done yesterday
    until
    12:00 LuNCH!!!! =]... Yum
    to
    13:00 Back to work, Atm working on GPS transceiver software
    to
    15:00 Socialising with other peepz on the office. Though they are all pretty dull and won't play HL-CS against me
    to
    17:00 Time to go home
    18:00 Home

    Thatz all

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    Post day as a "sparetimeprogrammmer"

    06:00 go to school
    07:30 try to concentrate on math
    07:45 give up concentrating ..
    08:00 talk with friend about new programms & games
    08:00 teacher gets angry, i have to write a article "why sould i do not talk to my friend in the maths lesson.....
    08:30 write a conzept how to prog my new game
    09:05 go to break
    09:20 going into the englishlesson with a smile()on my face
    12:45 going home ... eat something
    13:00 booting the pc
    13:02 start vb-prog ... doing the walkmode of "görs"prog ... prog..
    19:00 aarrrgghhh forgotten to write the article .. 19:15 do homework .... write this f... article
    23:00 go to bed ...
    Old enough to know better,
    but young enough to don't give a ****!

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    My Day:


    7:30am get woken up rudely by alarm
    7:31am shower
    8:00am on the freeway to work
    9:00am talk with boss about todays goals
    9:30am check email, websites, etc....
    10:00am program....
    12:30pm lunch
    1:30pm program
    5:30pm recap day with boss
    6:00pm go home


    I am a professional VB/ASP Developer I guess :P Working on a game right now..... DirectDraw/VB fun fun fun
    Chris Wilson

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