FreeBasic is fun, but I want a career in IT, so spending all my time working on FB projects doesn't help much in that area.
Still, I want to contribute to FreeBasic with my own projects, but every once in a while I need to do something with what the industry uses. I also need to keep my memory fresh with courses that I took in school on C#, Java, databases, etc. You easily forget that if you don't use it.
Thankfully Microsoft has free versions of Visual Studio, the Express editions, for hobbyists such as myself. I downloaded C# and C++ and plan to work on projects with those. I'm also interested in the game library they have for C++, The Game Creators GDK. I need to work up a portfolio, even if it's with simple demos, so that I can show that I have competency with these languages.
This doesn't mean Toadman 3 will be put on hold; I still have plenty of time for that. I just need to make the most out of my free time that isn't spent working on FreeBasic projects. Hopefully I don't burn out. Like how I stated in my previous article, Code Beyond Your Comfort Zone, I just need to spend a little time every once in a while to learn something new.
Should be fun.
