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People like to attach these high ideals to computer science. It's not about the language/OS/framework/paradigm you use. It's about creating, experimenting, and learning; things with which you clearly have a lot of practice. The fact that you also love to share it is icing on the cake. Keep at it my friend!
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Erm that father dude is not a computer scientists either. He sells computer parts and some networking gear. Fuck'n hell i would barely rate him an IT person more like glorified sales with some coding. What you do is on track to computer science. Learn the basis for cryptography, databasing, algorithm complexities (sorting algorithms are a good start). And what you are doing now and you will defs be on your way to it :)
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@Forside Will have later a look at C#. Right now I finished the basics of C++ and will code live to learn from it.
I prefer C++ over C#, because you can use templates and Mother/Daughter Classes in C++ for huges scripts or games.
You're right, I also would recommend anybody who wants to script desktops apps to learn C#. It's the shows you the fundamentals greatly. -
@MoboTheHobo if you like to get into game programming, you might find unity3d + C# easier than C++. Generally with C++, you'll end up writing a lot more code and lose track of your initial goal of creating the game/software.
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Once it really hit me hard. The father of my brothers wife once told me that I'm not fit for IT in general. He thinks that I have pseudo knowledge of IT and Programming.
He just works parttime at home as "computer scientist" and sells routers, pc and such stuff to some private customers. Before he used Filemaker and sayd that he already coded his own CRM with it.
When he said that it really made me sad. But after we talked I looked back what I already achieved:
1. I build for me and friends custom PC's with Case mods and Hard Tube watercooling
2. I can programm in HTML5, CSS3 and PHP
3. I raised a Community with over 60 people in it. We got 2 dedicated Linux Roots (I7-6700K, 64GB RAM, SSD)
4. I manage the Linux Servers on my own with VoIP, Mail-, Web-, MySQL- and Gameservers
5. I built up a complete Community Solution with Game Groups, Forum, Tournament System and a lot of custom scripts.
6. Now Im almost finished learning the C++ Basics to code and manage to learn the beginning of GUI/UX programming.
7. Next thing Im gonna learn is Javascript (Browser) and Java, so I can complete my Web Skills and also can code Java Desktop Apps and Java game plugins (don't rant, Javascript is not the same as Java, I know 😉)
So I thought to myself "maybe in the eyes of others Im not a computer scientist, but then Im on the way to be one at least"
But please dont be a douche (the father) and prejudice me, before you don't know what I already can and achieved.
Just because you're are selling computer parts and installing them doesn't mean, that you are a computer scientist and telling me that I'm not 😉
In IT you're the smith of your own merit!
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