Darthfett
Aerospace/Cybersecurity Software Engineer
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Hey guys.
I have a friend (around my age) who has basically said that the business he's working for is looking to hire someone to write a program for them (probably over the summer). Specifically, for the project he is working on.
Essentially, the program is a 'Magnifier' program, just like the one in Windows' Accessories. They want me to write a program that does what that does, but has additional functionality.
My friend and his coworker (who I've come to be acquainted with) have directly asked me if I'd like to work on it. They've told me that it would probably be written in C++, and I would need to interface with Direct X.
I haven't given them a definite answer yet, because I don't know if I can do it. I've never done any real programming, just (extremely) small programs here and there in different languages (python, perl, C++, Java, etc), but I feel my knowledge of how to program is solid.
The problem is, if I were to take the job, I wouldn't know where to begin, and I don't know if I'll be getting any 'mentoring'. I've never interfaced with anything before, the extent of my real-world programming being applied to creating a few circles on the screen in pygame, and writing a few programs to sort and move files around on my computer.
Essentially, where would I begin? I've tried looking up small bits of Direct X, and honestly, it's overwhelming just how much I have to look through. Would this program be really complicated, or would it be relatively simple when I understand the interface?
Thanks in advanced!
I have a friend (around my age) who has basically said that the business he's working for is looking to hire someone to write a program for them (probably over the summer). Specifically, for the project he is working on.
Essentially, the program is a 'Magnifier' program, just like the one in Windows' Accessories. They want me to write a program that does what that does, but has additional functionality.
My friend and his coworker (who I've come to be acquainted with) have directly asked me if I'd like to work on it. They've told me that it would probably be written in C++, and I would need to interface with Direct X.
I haven't given them a definite answer yet, because I don't know if I can do it. I've never done any real programming, just (extremely) small programs here and there in different languages (python, perl, C++, Java, etc), but I feel my knowledge of how to program is solid.
The problem is, if I were to take the job, I wouldn't know where to begin, and I don't know if I'll be getting any 'mentoring'. I've never interfaced with anything before, the extent of my real-world programming being applied to creating a few circles on the screen in pygame, and writing a few programs to sort and move files around on my computer.
Essentially, where would I begin? I've tried looking up small bits of Direct X, and honestly, it's overwhelming just how much I have to look through. Would this program be really complicated, or would it be relatively simple when I understand the interface?
Thanks in advanced!