[PD] Does PD find you a job?

Jordi Sala poperbu at gmail.com
Mon Mar 14 08:18:13 CET 2016


Hi,

I agree with Daniel. PD can help as any other programming language or
technology knowledge. I have worked on several projects through knowledge
of PD. Now, I'm working in a scientific project wheres PD is one of the
main tools of my job.



2016-03-13 23:26 GMT+01:00 Daniel Iglesia <daniel.iglesia at gmail.com>:

> In my limited experience and opinion:
>
> Pd _by itself_ does not lead to a lot of job opportunities. However, when
> used as a tool in combination with other platforms to create
> products/outcomes, it can be a very efficient way to create software that
> has a live audio component (particularly due to the existence of libpd).
> And examples of work are what is going to benefit your resume more than an
> individual skill (which most people will not be familiar with).
>
> For me, I was a freelance mobile developer for a few years. I benefitted
> from Pd as a skill, as I was working on audio-oriented mobile apps. While
> for some jobs I wrote native code for audio (in Objective-C or Java), in
> others I used Pd to make the audio engines. It was of particular benefit,
> since I could write the patch once, and then use it for both Android and
> iOS (although I still had to write a native wrapper for each platform).
>
> With the increased use of libpd as an embeddable audio engine for apps and
> games, there may be increased demand. But to be hire-able, you'll want to
> know the text-based languages that will be used as a wrapper for that
> application, and be able to write that part of the software as well.
>
> Your milage may vary.
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Andrea <andrea.txt at tiscali.it> wrote:
>
>> I'm learning PD for fun and personal interest, but I was wondering
>> if it's good résumé material as well.
>>
>> Did any of you, or someone you know, find jobs based on PD skills?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your experiences.
>>
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