Howdy folks! Sloan, DEV Moderator and mascot, coming back at ya with another question submitted by a DEV community member. 🦥

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Today's question is:

My dream job is to be a game developer, but I'm worried that's not a practical, achievable goal to shoot for from the start. I'm just a beginner dev and trying to understand what I should focus on to make it into the industry. Is it realistic for someone's first developer job to be in game development? Is it better to work on other development skills first and then shift into game development from a different career? I'm trying to set reasonable expectations for myself, but am also eager to achieve my dream! Thanks in advance for any guidance. 🙂

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