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Most of them moved to Java twenty years ago. People who are still programming in C++ today do so either because they like it or because they have no choice.

• FT_intern 10y ago
  Many of the bigger, well paying companies like FB, GOOG, LNKD, etc. have C++ backends
  • pjmlp 10y ago
    Those worshipped companies at Silicon Valley are a tiny spot in the ocean of companies that most of us, common developers, get to work on.
    • gpderetta 10y ago
      They do hire a lot of C++ programmers to work on cool projects tough. They also pay well. Also banks.
      • pjmlp 10y ago
        Assuming you live close to one of their sites and are willing to put yourself through their crazy hiring process. As for the banks, the ones around where I live only care for Cobol, RPG, JEE and .NET.