tamte
for me (and I'm sure many others) it started as a hobby then turned into career, sort of, still feels like a hobby
Yea i look at it as a hobby that pays.
KZLCR
(BTW, what do you mean exactly by VFX developer? And you do most your CG work in Houdini?)
I mean someone like a pipeline developer or RnD. These types of people are like software developers but sometimes specialise in cg work. A lot of times it useful to have someone who has a computer science background in that case.
And yep most of my work nowadays is in houdini, but not always. I'm a groom td, so i might use Maya like when i was @Framestore they have their own custom tools. But i use Houdini for now and loving it.