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Ask HN: How important is moving early to your programming specialty of choice?
Hello all,
I am a current Java engineer with 1.5 YOE. (Age 26)
I want to move into low level programming (C/C++/Rust) and so I started a job hunt this July.
The market is rough, I have an offer for way more pay, but it’s again a Java backend role.
How important is it to move into the area I want (low level programming) early? If I take another job doing Java and stay for a while, will I be stuck as a Java engineer?
I should mention, my current job pays okay (not great) but I moved to a new team that seems really relaxed, so I could continue interviewing and wait for the exact area I want without must trouble.
The problem is I am not sure how much results interviewing will bring since the job market looks terrible.
- mihaigalos 4y ago> move into low level programming (C/C++/Rust) Not sure what you mean by that. These languages are not managed ("not garbage collected"), but certainly not low-level programming. There are services written in them. To your original Q: what's more important for you? Experience or money? If money is more important for your life phase (marriage, kids, house, etc.), learn in your free time.
- PaulHoule 4y agoNot at all. Someone I know who retired recently started out programming IBM 360 macro assembler and had multiple transitions to newer tools.