Hello Gabe, First, as for DirectX it can't be ported to Mac, Linux, or FreeBSD without Windows emulation software. If a game developer wants to target those platforms he should use something like SDL, (Simple Direct Media Layer,) which runs on Mac, Linux, and FreeBSD. For universal audio support across multiple platforms a game developer should support OpenAL which runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, etc... Second, As for professional work most requests these days are for online based stuff such as coding a web page for someone in html, php, etc. The other type of professional jobs out there are for working with SQL databases, or write front ends for those sql databases. In either case business apps aren't hard, but are pretty boring compared to writing games. For example, I'm looking at a possible part time job right now for a local church that wants to go from local church to one that has it's material broadcast all over the internet. My job description will be registering their domain, coding their web site from scratch, and basically get the entire online system for that church running. I'm not certain that I will be getting that contract yet, but if I get it that will be what I will be doing professionally for a while. As for landing a full time job as a programmer they are difficult to get at times. For example, the AOL office around here was hiring Java programmers for their Linux servers, a job I felt i could have probably done, but they ended up hiring someone with 12 years of experience. So programming jobs can be quite competetive. Those with the most experience and degrees behind his or name is more likely to get the job than someone younger, less experienced, and with less degrees. Now, please, let's close this topic about me personally. At least two of you have asked about my personal life on list, and I answered publically only to forestall future questions, and or having to write each of you off list personally.
The BlindTechs Network wrote: > hey tom, beyond making blind games, what other coding jobs have you > done. > > I'm just curious. this whole "Professional " title verses a > university student kind of makes me hmmmmm. > > willing to put it out there? > > also, how would you port direct x to mac? or linux? or even bsd? > > Gabe Vega > The BlindTech----tech of all techs > Board of directors Arizona Council of the Blind > Phoenix > 602-903-3852 > skype theblindtech > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
