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I am a recent grad interested in C++ but from my perspective, very few employers want to hire recent grads for C++.
by mehrzad 6y ago
I am a recent grad interested in C++ but from my perspective, very few employers want to hire recent grads for C++.
- jonwalch 6y agoInvestment banks and trading shops are always looking for new grads for C++.
- wojtczyk 6y agoAgreed. Also, robotics & controls
- dgfitz 6y agoI can vouch for that.
- ncmncm 6y agoThey can afford to demand competence, and they need it. But they don't always get it. They are the reason it can be hard to hire qualified C++ programmers elsewhere. You compete for the rest who find Wall Street and monopolists both morally repugnant.
- beached_whale 6y agoI would say programming is really difficult and it is hard to find competent(pick an arbitrary line in the sand) for any skill let alone programming. Pick a field, and the web is stuffed full of people with battle stories of cleaning up after other people. This is actually a point or two against C++ as the breadth of it is so large. The trick, as in any practice, is to find motivated people willing to learn that are not stubborn in their set ways.
- einpoklum 6y agoSure, if you have an anti-social bent and want to profit almost directly from usury, arbitrage and speculation.
- vikinghckr 6y agoGoogle and Facebook -- two of the biggest software companies are incredibly C++ focused -- especially in backend/infra. To a lesser extent Microsoft and Amazon are the same. And as others mentioned, trading farms love C++ too. Essentially, in 2020, the highest paying software companies in the world all are heavily invested in modern C++. Knowing modern C++ is the biggest advantage you can have in the market. But you won't know that from reading the HN comments section.
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- doliveira 6y agoThat's nice to hear! I need some C++ projects to show, then
- belorn 6y agoc++ are heavily used when a company need to push out more performance out of hardware through software, rather than just buying more hardware. When ever I hear someone wanting to get into game development I mention c++ as the standard language for that, but naturally there are many other places where performance in software can have a large impact on revenue or in reducing costs.