u/Logical-Shift6783

Hallo Zusammen 😄

ich bin 36, Familienvater mit 2 Kindern und mit Engagement und etwas Glück als Quereinsteiger in einen IT Job gerutscht (war aber schon immer begeistert über das Feld). Da ich immer Wissenshungrig und trotz meiner sehr begrenzten Zeit mich gerne in meiner Freizeit weiterbilde, möchte ich euch Fragen ob ihr mir gute Online Lernressourcen empfehlen könnt, welche aber zusätzlich möglichst einfach "business-ähnliche" Laborumgebungen bieten können. Natürlich muss ich diese erst aufbauen. Ich habe leider Wohnungstechnisch sehr sehr wenig Platz für echte Server Hardware und weiss nicht ob ich mit Virtualisierung wirklich gewisse Größenordnungen aufbauen und rekonstruieren kann. Ich möchte auch meinem Kollegen der hauptsächlich mit unserem Softwareverteilungssystem arbeitet mehr unter die Arme greifen und diese ganzen Dinge immer besser verstehen. Vielleicht ist es ein krasses Imposter-Syndrom, dass ich habe, dass trotz sehr gutem Feedback meiner Vorgesetzten ich immer denke zu wenig zu Können und noch mehr wissen zu müssen....weil das Feld so riesig ist. Nur leider ist mein Kollege immer extrem im Beschlag und ich auch...deshalb bleibt wenig Zeit um etwas besser die Fundamente zu lernen. Scripting etc. sind vorallem Dinge die ich lernen möchte...weshalb ich auch zusätzlich angefangen hab C# zu lernen. (bevor ich mit Powershell beginne wollte ich erstmal die Grundlagen von Programmierung verinnerlichen)

Zu meinem Arbeitsalltag: Ich bin in einem Großkonzern in einem Team beschäftigt, dass sich vorzugweise mit Endgeräten, Hardware, Softwareverteilung etc. beschäftigt.

In meiner Freizeit beginne ich aktuell C# zu lernen um bissle ein Hobby Projekt (möchte gerne ein 2D Action Adventure a la Zelda in kleinem Maßen bauen) um eben sowohl Programmierkenntnisse aufzubauen, aber auch logisches Denken zu verbessern.

Natürlich ist mir klar, dass da nicht mehr viel Luft ist in meiner Freizeit wenn die Kinder schlafen, aber ich muss ja nicht jeden Tag an meinem Hobbyprojekt arbeiten.

Mein Wunsch wäre es irgendwann mehr in einen Bereich Systemadministrator zu landen mit Powershell Kentnissen, Server Virtualisierungen, Firewall, Netzwerktechnik und und und. Ich weiss dass es extrem viel zu lernen gibt und man nicht alles lernen können wird. Aber wenigstens mindestens die Basics in allen Bereichen drauf zu haben wäre ein Herzenswunsch.

Ich möchte mich gerne noch viel mehr mit AD und anderen Dingen auseinandersetzen.

Wenn es sehr gute Online Ressourcen gibt die vll sogar Zertifikate ausstellen (kein muss jetzt, mir wäre ein Labor für Praxisübungen weitaus wichtiger) dann bitte her damit.
Vorzugsweise im Englischsprachigen Bereich bitte. Das ist meist bezahlbarer als bei uns.

Vielen Dank für eure Aufmerksamkeit!

EDIT: eine ganz wichtige Sache noch! Bitte keine krassen Video Tutorials. Wenn es interaktiv und eventuell Textbasiert ist, wäre es mir sogar noch viel lieber. Ich möchte was sehr praxisnahes was eben mich direkt auch probieren und MACHEN lässt. Learning by Doing sozusagen mit ein bisschen Händchen Halten. Aber in einem sehr sehr begrenzten und gesundem Maße.

Hey People,

I am 36 years old and family father of 2 kids with spare time in the evening. But I really want to have a creative hobby and creating my own 2D Top Down Action Adventure was my dream since I was a kid. But I always thought I am too stupid to learn coding...or coding is just for very very smart people. So I saw many videos about coding is not only for very smart people...everyone can learn it if you put enough effort in this. So I was motivated...I mean I had c++ a little bit in school and sucked so hard, that I lost faith in myself in terms of coding.

Now 20 years later I think I could get into it. Even its a little shitty personal game. I dont need something with money making behind my head. Just to create something. Craft something I love.

I was in analysis paralysis since weeks...
I was thinking about creating a 2D Top Down Action Adventure (like Zelda and Alundra IN THE LONG TERM) with Godot or Unity....I have zero experience in coding or another skills like art or music composition.
I was really really scared of unity and heard godot is hard too but a bit more beginner friendly.

But there was a reason I choosed finally unity. C#.

Because I lost my job years ago and got a chance in a IT-Beginner Job I want to improve my coding and scripting skills. So I thought maybe combine my spare time with learning something to craft something I love AND learning useful skills for my new job.
For that reason I choosed Unity with C#.

But I need a bit of your help. What would be your learning path for me? I love to learn things by doing but with a little bit of a helping hand at the beginning. For the basics and fundamentals. But still with creating something I like. I dont want to follow just general coding videos and get bored while I could maybe learn coding while working on a small game project. I mean I will need lots of them to start my dream project in the future.

Thank you people! Sorry If my english was not that great.

Have a great time and enjoy yourself.

Hey People,

I bought a Arturia Keylab Essential 49 mk3 and there is ableton live lite inside.
Now before I am starting to learn a DAW and playing with my midi keyboard....I would find out which DAW would be the best for "absolute beginner and not spending 10 hours per day on music production".

The DAW should have very good inside Instruments and especially Drum Kits/Grooves/Patterns because I dont know how to play rythms and drums. The DAW should be very intuitive in terms of creating video game music (most focus on loops, ambient, etc.)

My goal is to create music perfectly fit to 2D Top Down Action Adventures and other genres. But always fit in a retro style. Not 8-Bit like. Maybe with some lo-fi style. Sorry I am no pro in music so its hard to describe.

Like in the 2D PS1, SNES JRPGs maybe? Or something like Stardew Valley sounds? Not too retro but not too realistic.

I know that PS1, SNES etc was limited cause of the soundchips. But that is the style of music I am looking for.

I am so completely overwhelmed and hoped you can help me here

Hello People!

I lost my Job and got a beginner IT Job and want to learn more about System Administration. But I stuck in tutorial hell and I am very bored...
I mean I love to learn while I am doing something.

But because my colleague at work do the whole scripting and automation stuff I really want to learn the basics and later intermediate things and help them out. Getting better and want to archive these skills. Maybe improving and can rank up.

But please in an interactive way. I am a family Father with 2 kids and have really spare time in the evening and I am exhausted after full time job and family. But I really have the drive to learn these skills. I want to be good in my job even I am 36 years old now. Fate is cruel sometimes but I got a chance with this job. I want to take this chance and getting good.

I dont have a problem if a course is a paid course/website or free ressource. If a paid website have awesome interactive learning materials, where I can really learn faster and with more fun I am in! And I can learn in a fun way BY DOING something and not get bored and tired by just watching videos it would be amazing.

Interactive because I need ideas. I need inputs but challenges too like in the real world job. Without tasks its hard to learn at home by myself if you dont have very much experience in IT....I know that sounds stupid.

I know that tutorials should not be my "all the way ressource". But I need ideas. What is possible? what can I do? What is possible in my workspace?

Sadly I cannot use the Software we use at work in my private time (with an education edition or something like that) and I am not allowed to do these things at work because I dont have the permission. But I want to change that. I want to improve and can going along with the others. I know that it is not to late for me. Even I have many responsibilities at home at my full time job there.

We work mostly with windows (little bit with linux, but not in my department). I got this job in a big company so every department is very specialized. I am in a team of hardware, device and Windows supporters and working with Software Deployment Solutions.

I was thinking about learning python (because is versatile, it could be useful for my "private" dream project (creating a video game with godot in the future) but still learning basic programming/scripting concepts that are useful for my job too.

Or should I stay with powershell and take my "private dream" way behind that?
I dont have a lab at home to break some stuff but I have a potent gaming pc where I could learn virtualisation etc. But at first I want to improve my coding/scripting skills.

EDIT:

The people at my work are always telling me I am doing good especially I am not coming from IT...but I am feeling so useless so often. Sometimes I think I learned a lot but sometimes I think I am really trash. Very bad imposter syndrom. I know that I have the deficits in coding and scripting (and many other points for sure) and for that reason I want to improve in these things....

Hey People...I am completely new to DAWs and bought reaper cause of many recommendations. I am following a tutorial (reaper mania) atm but tried to figuring some things out by myself...but I am really stuck.

I want to create some melodies with a style of Playstation 1. So I found many recommendations to use the S-YXG50 from Yamaha because one game I was very inspired used the Yamaha MU50 back in the 90's.

Now I clicked on FX on my Track and choosed the vsti S-YXG50 and the windows appeared. But I cannot click on antything there (except the Setup button) This works.....sorry for bothering you people but It would be so damn awesome to get this fixed...I just want to hang out a bit and try to create some music with these sound style....

https://preview.redd.it/hs9gujwr55yg1.png?width=1263&format=png&auto=webp&s=404ac6e3e7b8e39c39bbe2f14c05d10cd04b40f3