Im bout to start my freshmen year of college and I need money right. Then it hits me. FUCK IM A PROGRAMMER I CAN JUST MAKE SOMETHING! im retarded and genius at the same time.

What do u have in mind?

@diobert I was thinking a game or something I could enjoy but aside from that I dont know what else I could enjoy or be passionate programming

@Bubbles how bout a game for devs..uses code to play?

Wrong point of the tech cycle, I guess. We're in an evolutionary phase, and that's not a good starting point for a lone coding student. 20 years ago, that would have worked when the web was young. 40 years ago, when PCs were young. Today, you get programmers on freelancing sites who underbid each other, and the low hanging fruits that a lone junior could reach have long been harvested.

But maybe sysadmin support in a company could be a thing because that's more individual.

@diobert sounds like a cool idea

@diobert you have sth in mind like https://www.screeps.com ?

If you really need money you are probably better off freelancing or tutoring studens in programming for some side cash.

@Ki4F yes something similar..
http://robocode.sourceforge.net

@bootleg-dev that's actually a good idea. I made some cash with tutoring high school pupils in math.