Just Make Stuff (3.0)
George Lee
Summer Programs 6/23/16
http://slides.com/georgelee/uls-summer-2016/live
What was the most fun thing you tried?
Who likes coding?
Who wants to be a software engineer?
About Me
Software Engineer
What does a software engineer do?
I Just Love Hacking
We Love Hacking
My Path
When I Was Your Age
I actually didn't like sports
These were my interests
Being a geek wasn't cool
But I also had ...
(Not my actual computer)
And a few books
How You Can Get Started
You only need a computer with internet access
(Not this one. Preferably a Mac)
Things I use every day
Free resources online
Meet Other People
Make your own study group
Learn by working with others
Don't Get Discouraged
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Learning software is not easy
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You won't make Minecraft overnight
Why You Should Learn
Question
Is there going to be more or less computing in the future?
When I Started ...
- Share my interests with other people
- Show my friends what I'm up to
What do you want to make?
Build tools that you would want to use
You can make the game you wanted
Make your favorite game better
https://github.com/walterhiggins/ScriptCraft
You can make $$$
The demand is high
Companies are looking for programmers
Sometimes, it's just getting something working
Most of the time, it's frustrating
But when it pays off, it's great
Tools of the Trade
Javascript
Game Development Tools
Sharing Your Creation
Servers in the cloud
- Create a public server for websites and applications
- Can be as cheap as $5 a month
- Free options for certain types of sites
Mobile Apps
Free to start
$100/year for iOS and $25/year for Android/Google Play
Less than $10/month
What you need to know
(Pretty much everything)
Writing and speaking skills are important
Things that need math
Making games
Working with large amounts of data
Twitter sees up to 140,000 posts per second
Many go into web design
People who can write code and design well are extremely rare
There's so much to learn out there
Build some cool stuff
Everything is at your fingertips
And it's not too early to get started
Thank you!
University Lab School - Summer Programs 2016
By George Lee
University Lab School - Summer Programs 2016
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