everything happens step by step, i suggest to try GODOT engine and start making 2D or pixel-art style game first like Mario.

Are you interested in game dev? If yes, then buy a good specs laptop. Its an investment

Software Developer

Context: First Year CSE student  One of my classmates approached me asking if I was interested in game dev. I have barely been learning programming and other selflearning stuff so agree, thinking t...

Context: First Year CSE student

One of my classmates approached me asking if I was interested in game dev. I have barely been learning programming and other self-learning stuff so agree, thinking that I would be able to have some accountability Also make new friends. 

Decided we would learn C++ and game dev on unreal engine 5 during our semester break.

Problem:

I have an old HP 840 G1 laptop which doesn't have enough juice to run UE5. 

Is there a way for me to do this without needing a high spec laptop?

If not, should I focus on doing projects that I could complete with my resources, considering I was not terribly interested in game dev in the first place?

Need advice on Game Dev Project!

Need advice on Game Dev Project!- Grapevine

I currently use a Windows laptop dual boot with Ubuntu. I use windows only and only for gaming, which I haven't done for 6 months cuz I don't find the time anymore with work and few other hobbies (reading mainly). I also sometimes love to fiddle around on Photoshop, premiere pro etc.

Thinking of buying a new laptop sometime soon. Since I haven't been finding the time to game anyways, I was thinking should I just buy a MacBook then? People say it's better for developers and it definitely has a classy vibe and sexy sleek look windows, especially gaming laptops, lack. I have heard photoshop and premiere pro cracks are available on Mac too. Battery life is also so much better.

I see 2 disadvantages though, because of which I'm unable to decide.

What if I do start finding time to game again? I was thinking in that case I could keep upgrading my present gaming laptop as it is still pretty good. Is that feasible solution? Or maybe if earn more, keep another laptop dedicated to gaming. I don't game often, but whenever something like control elden ring etc comes out, I do play and finish over a period of time.

Is Mac as customisable as Linux? I'm no arch level customizer btw, just usual ubuntu lover, so weigh accordingly.

Should I buy a Windows (I'll dual boot with Linux) or Macbook?

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Hey grapeviners/ people. Can you please help me with understanding how do I learn game development (2d,3d) for cellphones (android, ios) and eventually PCs? Heard of unity and unreal. 

I am a seasoned engineer, doing backend, frontend and ML. Want to be a unicorn by learning game development too.

Needed guidance for game development

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Hello everybody, I am a CSE student currently in the 3rd year of my undergrad. I am facing a problem in finding peers or friends with similar interests and some good effort towards learning something new and creating projects or products with me . I am studying in a college where my classmates are not interested in doing significant work; they prefer simple tasks and rely on cramming to achieve good GPAs. Can you give me some advice to help me find my way in this situation?

"Seeking Advice: Finding Motivated Peers in Computer Science"

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Hi, I am kind of confused between these 2 laptops.i need a laptop to train dl models and play games.

Infinix GT Book Intel Core i9 13th Gen 13900H - (32 GB/1 TB SSD/Windows 11 Home/8 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/90 W) GL613 with Accessories Box Gaming Laptop on Flipkart

Acer Predator Neo (2023) Intel Core i7 13th Gen 13700HX - (16 GB/1 TB SSD/Windows 11 Home/8 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060) PHN16-71-78R1 Gaming Laptop on Flipkart

MSI GF63 Intel Core i5 12th Gen 12450H - (16 GB/1 TB HDD/256 GB SSD/Windows 11 Home/8 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/144 Hz) Thin GF63 12VF-268IN Gaming Laptop on Flipkart

Infinix will cost me 81k and predator will cost me 95k.Msi @50k
Not sure which one I should go for.
Of course if you have used these laptops or have a recommendation it will be really helpful to hear your views.

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I’ll go first, getting that old PSP, the one which had WiFi in built. Or maybe PlayStation 2 which was like 5k-6k back then.

Now, I could get a PS5 or buy games to play on my PC, but the feeling is lost. Just like my childhood.

I guess I lived a part of my childhood today. Went on a walk and had a Cornetto IceCream, which back then I didn’t have the money for and had to buy an Orange/Cola IceCream. Then, I walked around my society.

Saw a few kids playing football and instantly teleported back to when I was a kid.

Now that child is gone and the dream has too. 
But still, it feels good remembering that 5 year old me would be proud of adult me, and that’s what truly matters. 🥰

[Thread] Did you have a wish as a kid that went unfulfilled that now you can afford but don’t have the same interest anymore?

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I am in the research phase of a new app that I will start writing and I am a bit confused on the tech stack. I want to scale this and make it a real business. I am an intermediate dev so a lot of the things I will be doing, I’ll learn on the way but I want to make a good choice on the tech stack cause that cant be changed later on. 

Please let me know if I can pick your brain regarding the same. Thanks

Need project advice! Any experienced devs?

Cost is around Rs 1,50,000
I am looking to buy apple Mac for cross platform development and other development stuff.

Is it worth buying this mac

I've been wanting it since I was a kid just like I wanted an ipad. I pondered over ipad for 2 years and then ended up buying it. It has been 8 months since I bought it and it's lying discharged because I don't know what to use it for.

Similarly I've been craving to buy PS since I was a kid. I like gaming but not too big of a fan and now im concerned that even if i buy PS 5 will i use it?

Whats your suggestion? I don't want to throw 50k like I did for iPad. 🤐

PS: I can very well afford it so money isn't a problem. It being worth the money and I being able to use it is, and I don't know what to do

Should I buy PS5?

Senior product manager

Please suggest non mac laptop for DEV work.

[Thread] Need budget laptop Suggestions for DEV work

Software Test- QA

I want to buy a gaming laptop. Can't build a PC because I need the flexibility of moving around. I'm confused between RTX 4050 and RTX 3060 graphic cards. Don't wish to get a Ryzen Laptop. If this comes on to people's feed please help.

Suggestions on Gaming Laptop

Analyst

I am graduating from  non-CS/IT branch at a prestigious college this month. In July, I will be joining as an SDE 1 at Appian. Since this is my first full-time job, I want to prepare myself. Experienced professionals, please advise on what to do and what to avoid for better personal and professional growth.

Here are some facts about myself:

Personally, I am somewhat introverted but can talk if necessary and am good at conversing with friends. I often find that others put more effort into initiating conversations, which is why I have only a few friends and no female friends. Most of the time, I am comfortable with this, but sometimes I feel a bit lost.
I rarely play sports or engage in physical activities (I’m not good at any sports). Any suggestions for improvement in this area would be appreciated.

Professionally, I was a mediocre student in college and spent a lot of time on LeetCode (I’ve solved around 700 questions). Should I continue with LeetCode or competitive programming after joining? Or should I focus on projects and learning new tech stacks or AI/ML (I’ve studied a few courses and worked on ML projects)? 
Alternatively, should I just focus on company work and not pursue anything on my own?


Lastly, I have a keen interest in finance and the stock market. I’ve been learning and investing for the past four years. Should I devote more time to learning technical analysis and swing trading, or should I keep it minimal? 

How should I prioritize my personal, professional, and financial goals?

What to Do and Not to Do?

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a laptop that can handle basic video editing (3 to 4 layers), Android dev, & web dev 

battery life of 6 to 7 hours

I prefer non-MacBook options and my budget is up to 90k. 

suggest a good laptop that fits these criteria?

#laptop

I need laptop under 90k good battery and performance

Technical Writer

I am interested in specializing in fullstack development with modern tech stack, nextjs, prisma, postgresql, shadui. My current project has over a million loc, ancient tech stack though: java struts, weblogic. Build time takes around 2 hours and running it locally is a 8 point story task everytime. 

I have been trying my best to learn on the side. Have also built some projects but I need to be more fluent.

Only my debugging skills and code navigation has improved and that too has peaked.

I am now feeling stuck. Coming from office tired and then I feel guilty for not having learned on the side because I am mentally tired in office.

Can anyone suggest how they dealt with this kind of problem or if my perspective is wrong

Stuck in ancient tech project

I was recently impacted by layoff and having 20yrs of exp into application support and service management with last 10yrs grown into a middle management role(limited tech hands-on and no dev experience nor CS background)

While I am financially ok atm and can manage staying at home for next 12-24 months, I am not financially independent yet. its getting too boring and I want to get back into some sort of work routine as I am keen on retirement yet.

Challenges I am seeing with finding a new opportunity:

- The job market seems to be quite restricted for senior roles with that experience
- Few that came across were at a substantial low salary.  
- Some others required significant hands-on experience 

Thought process::

- While salary is not a major concern, I am not sure if I makes sense to take a pay cut.
- Given the speed of tech changes, not sure what kind of learning/certification would be helpful
- Even if I do tech self-learning, lack of practical hands-on seems to be a drawback
- At 40+ while I am open to work hard and learn, i view is to find a job and learn into it , rather than other wat round

Any guidance/pointers would be appreciated. As would any leads/introductions on suitable opportunities you know of.

What next at 40+

I have shortlisted Samsung book 4 pro ( ultra 5, 16 GB, 512 gb) and Asus Zenbook 14 oled( ultra 5, 16 gb, 1 tb).

I don't have confidence on Asus because as a brand I have everything from Samsung (AC, fridge, phone etc..)

If you guys know some other model do let me know.

Which windows laptop is best under 1 lacs for coding( microservices, kubernetes, performance testing, frontend etc.)

What’s some free time project that excited you or you think would be better for my cv? Final year cse student. 
Thanks :)

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