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Mastering C and systems programming on Unix-like systems might be the best long-term career effort, since the field is not moving as fast as other technology st

Mastering C and systems programming on Unix-like systems might be the best long-term career effort, since the field is not moving as fast as other technology stacks and old knowledge is still valuable knowledge. C jobs might not be the most widespread, but once you land one, it is highly-likely that it would be a stable one and you wouldn't be easily replaced by koolaid-drinking youngsters.

rramadass 7y ago
Exactly! To be blunt, knowledge of C gives you "programming cachet" like no other language.
- pjmlp 7y ago
  I already have enough "programming cachet" with C++.
  - rramadass 7y ago
    If you know C++, you know C (ignore dark corners and changes in later C standards). C++ is first and foremost a "better C" and only later everything else.
    - pjmlp 7y ago
      I can also add Object Pascal, Modula-2, Ada and plenty of others to the list, I just felt lazy and typed only C++.