   Is this statement true.
  I was reading about online jobs and I came across this statement that worry's me greatly."Not all of use can be a game programmer no matter how much we practice, between patience and IQ, programming isn’t for everyone."This sdcares me as I often Believe I don't have what it takes to be a programmer. Is my thinking logical?   
  Programming isn't for everyone, but you could say that about most things.Give it a go and see how you feel about it.   ;  It is certainly true that not everyone who wants to work as a game programmer for even a moderately large game development company will not be able to. There is massive competition for those jobs. But you shouldn't be thinking about that right now. You should be focusing on learning to program, because you want to be able to program, not because you want a job as a programmer. An artist won't set out to be a cartoonist for Disney; they'll start doing cartooning in their spare time because they find it interesting, and eventually think "Hey, I'm pretty good at this now; maybe Disney's hiring?" Anyone who did set out with no skill in drawing/animating with the explicit goal of becoming a Disney cartoonist would almost certainly find they lack the drive to continue improving their skills -- and without skills, they're unhirable. In short, if you can't program at all right now, then you have no reason to worry about whether or not you'll get a job as a games programmer later. Focus on the programming first.   ;  It seems possible. An anecdotical evidence is a friend of me. Without great drawing skill, he started dabbling around with 3DS Max 5 years ago and is now doing 3D animations for major television channels.   ;  I have my heart set on programming and I will try my absoloutle best to improve my skills and better myself. Im not the best guy at maths but I can get around. Despite all this, if im just "Not cut out for  programming" does this mean Im screwed?   ;Quote:Original post by KyleMI have my heart set on programming and I will try my absoloutle best to improve my skills and better myself. Im not the best guy at maths but I can get around. Despite all this, if im just "Not cut out for  programming" does this mean Im screwed?How old are you? How long have you been programming?Programming is about problem solving. The other stuff can be learned by learning it obviously.Problem solving comes with age/experiences/lot-of-problem-solving.   ;  There's a whole spectrum of "getting it" that programmers fall under. Some people can just naturally wrap their head around it, some people not so much. I would say that some people, inherently, are incapable of going through all but the most basic of motions as a programmer; these people will not ever be a professional programmer, but that doesn't mean they can't find what they can do rewarding.There are certainly plenty of people who, to start out, get it just enough to not be discouraged, and can become fully competant programmers with lots of hard work -- but at the same time, these same people are unlikely to ever become programming "gurus".Your fate as a programmer is hardly pre-ordained, but some people simply have a higher apptitide for achievement in certain skillsets.   ;  I wish to someday become a good game programmer. Do you think this is possible for someone like me. I requires extra work for me to understand programming concepts so I think I fall under this concept.   ;Quote:Original post by KyleMI wish to someday become a good game programmer. Do you think this is possible for someone like me. I requires extra work for me to understand programming concepts so I think I fall under this concept.So how old are you?Do you have fun projects, or just code for learning? (believe me, the latter won't work).You won't understand programming concepts unless you use them and actually NEED them. So code for fun and have a "grand project" to work on.BTW how do you know that you need "extra work"?Are you in college (please tell your age, quite relevant information), and see your mates are all faster than you?Or your friends are programmers too? How do you know you don1t have what it takes.Again, how old are you?   ;  Sorry mate, I am 15 years old. I know I require extra work because I sometimes dont understand a certian concept I have to go over it a few times to remember it. None of my friends are learning the ones that attempted didin't get as far as me. I created a Text baed RPG for fun and practice.Perhaps you can rate my code and see how well I have done, I would greatly appreciate it.You can download it herehttp://www.4shared.com/file/9Friw2aH/Berridge_Adventures_source.html   