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"Work Experience advice"

OKay, although it has nothing too do with the FOG.....hang on a second...it sort of does in a way. Anyways back to the subject. I am wondering where you lot would advise me too try and get a work placement for my work experience.

Bear in mind that my chosen proffesion is a Computer Programmer, where do you think I should try to get into. I mean I haven't got a clue where to start as I tend to be overly ambitious.

I am thinking of learning C++ , but have been unable to find a C++ compiler for windows and was alos wondering where I would be able to find one. Any help will be greatly recieved. Learning C++ should be agood place to start as it will at least give me some experience in programming.

Oh and if your wondering how this affects the FOG, you just wait till my first game comes out :P

VKTR

shaneo wrote:
> If you work in Sainsbury's, they pay you for work experience!

Hmm sounds interestoing $ ching $ ching $ ching. Nah, I don't really fancy working in Sainsburys. I could go and work with my dad if I want to get paid. At Delta electronics.

VKTR

If you work in Sainsbury's, they pay you for work experience!

Shocktrooper wrote:

I think I'm right in thinking that you have got a long time till work
> experience, so my advice would be: "Make your mind up early, sonny, and
> pray you get what you want".

Yeah your right Adam, I have a long time till my work experience. But as you said it is good to hjave an idea of exactly where you want to go before the actual time it is. That way you have time to write some bribing letters to th company full of crisp £20s.

VKTR

Tony!

*Tony raises his head*

Oi!

*He turns round and looks at darkness*

Now, I've got your attention. listen up!

When I come to do work experience, can I do it at SR Basildon? That would be cool!

Unless SR goes bankrupt by then (pah!) I'd like to do that next year.

Huh?

Well?

eh?

Whadd'ya say?

I'll shut up!

Unless you come up with a specific placement for where you want to work, you'll get a pathetic, boring and unenjoyable workplace that will have you desperate to leave the devilish place in the first couple of days.

That's exactly the way it went with me, I didn't particularly enjoy it at all.

Sorry for squashing your hopes (if you had any) but work experience was no enjoyable task - believe me.

Maybe it was different for others, because maybe, just maybe, they got placed in the exact emplacement they wanted to work in - luckyu gits I tell ye.

I think I'm right in thinking that you have got a long time till work experience, so my advice would be: "Make your mind up early, sonny, and pray you get what you want".

Shocktrooper - work experience still a strong, painful memory.

Hmm thanks for that Dan.....I have begun to go absolutely crazy trying to find one. Many hours have been wasted trying. I may just try and get Linux running on the PC as well, mind you I am sure that its probably quite confusing.

VKTR

Vektor wrote:
> Grix Thraves wrote:
> Visual C++ is a good idea. DJGPP is free, but FM was
> having problems with it.
> Worth a try, perhaps.

Go buy some
> books.

Got any URLs for this program Grix? Where they major problems that
> Fantasymeister was having or just minor ones?

VKTR

*Coughs gently and raises hand*

"excuse me?"

I tries the prgram too. You have to download it and many sections of it, and there are no clear guidelines on how to install/use it.

Sorry, but I'm looking for a good compiler too.

Hang on a sec... that newbie comp is still on, right?

Strafex???

good luck then

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Visual C++ is a good idea. DJGPP is free, but FM was having problems with it.
> Worth a try, perhaps.

Go buy some books.

Got any URLs for this program Grix? Where they major problems that Fantasymeister was having or just minor ones?

VKTR