I have nothing to back this claim but I imagine it is probably the most competitive tech field. When you ask people why they learned to program the answer is f

I have nothing to back this claim but I imagine it is probably the most competitive tech field. When you ask people why they learned to program the answer is frequently because they wanted to make a game. Also, based on reading "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels", along with "Sid Meier's Memoir!" the industry appears to be very tight knit so having connections in the industry seems to be very important.