On 05/11/14 11:34, Darren Fitzpatrick wrote:
Hi Sean
Thankyou so the reply and the links to various websites. My background
is that i have always been pretty handy on computers and i have just
obtained the CompTIA A+ certificate. And at the moment I am trying to
get a job / internship but i do not have any commercial experience. So
it is very difficult for me to convince someone that i am the right
man for the job.
It can be very tough to get that first job but it sounds like you are on
the right track.
I would keep it up with the game jams etc, and try and build a small
portfolio of coding work.
After that apply, apply, apply and do not give up.
Also i go to a lot of game craft game jams and create sounds for games
but i would like to make my own game so i found a game engine called
3d panda. However i am not sure about the jobs market for python games
it seems that unity is the industry standard but there is no python
involved there.
For the game engines/games themselves, there is pretty little going on
in the python world.
In related online services, check out Demonware in dublin (I used to
work there). They do
all the online services for all Activision games, and its all python.
UBISoft are similarly python based,
and I believe Electronic arts use it heavily as well. So, python is
probably not the language if you
want to build game clients, but its seeing a lot of use on the server side.
All the best
SEan
I hope i have answered you questions and i do appreciate the help.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Sean O'Donnell <[email protected]> wrote:
I've been working primarily with django for years and have rarely had much
trouble finding work.
Web work is pretty popular at the moment. If I where you I would
1. Get a good handle on the basics
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/ is a good place to start
2. Build a toy project in django
This looks promising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DccH9AMwFQ
If you could tell us a bit more about your background (are you already a
developer? What platform, how much
experience), I might be able to give some more specific advice about job
hunting.
I've only ever played with mobile python development, so I wont be much help
there. Although
I hear a lot of people talking about http://kivy.org
Best of luck
Sean
On 05/11/14 10:15, Darren Fitzpatrick wrote:
Hello everybody
At the moment I am trying to learn python because there seems to be
jobs for python developers. I would like to ask the python group their
advice on learning python. For example is there certain parts of
python that prospective employers are looking for.
Web development seems to be a big part of jobs advertised so do I go
learn how django works? Or do I just generally know how to write clean
code and start applying for jobs.
Another example is mobile phone technology I saw an add for a phone
the other day (can't remember what phone) where augmented reality was
a feature which looked really cool. After a bit of searching I found
that it is possible using certain libraries to make an app.
So is it possible form some lovely people to give me some advice in
regard to python development and the job market in Ireland.
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