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Is it possible to immediately make a living programming online? I've been programming for 4 years now, and I would call myself decent. I don't have a degree though. I know freelancing is ridiculously competitive and almost impossible to get into, so what are the alternatives?
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>>29725926
Let's do this probots
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>online
for what purpose?
why not just be a contractor?
like are you scared to go outside or live in africa?
programming now is like 60% talking to people getting requirements and checking testing goes okay
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>>29725926
I have actually had this idea since I was a kid. Was wondering is any probots knew how. With AI technology advancing recently, we will probably be able to soon.
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>>29725926
>Immediately make a living
>kek

Here are my thoughts:

>Find good hentai artist
>Start making quality hentai games/animations
>Set up a Patreon

You'll now get tons of people begging you to make stuff with their waifus - never ending business.
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>>29726504
Just look at Nekopara. That shit's hilarious.


No ban faaaaagggs
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>>29726468
>why not just be a contractor?
>like are you scared to go outside or live in africa?

Well, basically the following:
>constantly anxious around people
>can't respond well
>hate being in strange environments, especially formal enclosed spaces, because they make me anxious and sweaty
>despise the commute that can take up a chunk of the day if you don't work close by

I also just want to program on my terms. I want to pick my own hours, and not be forced to work from 8 to 5 with some asshole dictating exactly what I have to do, and when I have to do it.

>>29726491
What does AI have to do with working from home?

>>29726504
Out of the question.
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>>29726468
One of the most demoralizing things about programming: Non-programmers understand nothing about what you do; they think you should just be able to wave your magic wand and add/change whatever they desire. Doesn't even matter how vague or poorly thought out their idea is.
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>>29726721
>Thinking you're too good to work for one of the biggest industries in the world.
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>>29726721
>I also just want to program on my terms. I want to pick my own hours, and not be forced to work from 8 to 5 with some asshole dictating exactly what I have to do, and when I have to do it.

Make games or something for app stores, slap some ads or microtransactions on them. There is a lot of competition, but you might be able to eke out a living.
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>>29726832
>too good
If you're talking about the hentai, it's because I know nothing about game development, so I'd have to learn a lot first, including math which would take me a while.

>>29726875
I thought so, but I can't even draw a stick figure, and I haven't delved into GameDev yet.
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freelance programming is dead m8

Pajeets and collegebabbies took every "job" from us.
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>>29727104
>Implying hentai games require months of intricate programming.

You've been programming for years, you could pick that shit up in a month, tops, and be shitting them out faster than the artist can draw the lewdness.
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>>29727270
how would I make one then
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>>29727342
mot him but look up some decent game engines for your platform of choice, make some practice projects using the engines language/interface and then get started.

Google would be a good place to start and Unity is a decent game engine that's also free I think. The learning curve is a bit steep I've heard, but it's also really popular so there should be tons of tutorials.
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>>29727342
>Basics of Flash
http://www.kongregate.com/labs
>Shit out some basic game that rewards you with pics after every level

>Move on to a dating sim, or a VN if you've got a good idea for a story - use Ren'Py or something.

>After that, grab Unity (plenty of tutorials on YouTube) and fuck around with evolving the Hentai game genre.
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>>29727525
Well if I don't have to make it from scratch like using SDL or even OpenGL, then that's a different story. Obviously I could pick up a dedicated picture-based game engine within days. If, however, I wanted to go full-autismo and start from something as "low-level" as OpenGL, then I'd require quite some practice (although 2D shit in OpenGL seems to be pretty simple and doesn't require much math).

That being said, I followed like 2 OpenGL tuts a year ago so I have no clue if what I said even makes sense.
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