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Honest question: is it easy to find good C++ programmers these days?

by the_af 4y ago

synergy20 4y ago
that's a good question, I have yet to find a good beginner friendly modern c++ education material, be it a book or some course, that can make c++ learning simpler, to the point and enough to start to work with the language before diverting into those deep concepts. Someone needs to write a c++ 101 book, followed by 201 and 301 for beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
- user432678 4y ago
  “C++ Crash Course” by Starch seems to be such a beginner’s book, can’t recommend it enough. Although, I was learning C++ mostly for hobby projects.
  - synergy20 4y ago
    a good book indeed, hope it will have an updated version for c++20/23, which arguably is the most important release since c++11, new stuff such as ranges, std::span even concepts could be added now. I think this book is a bit tough for beginners though.
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jandrewrogers 4y ago
I think it is significantly more difficult to find programmers with domain expertise in the kinds of applications C++ is often used for than the language itself. There are quite a large number of good C++ programmers who have never worked anywhere close to the metal, OS, high-performance, etc, and those skills are often more difficult to learn and come by than the language. A large amount of C++ development is still focused on enterprise and UI apps, even though one could argue that it is not the best language for that purpose.
fathrowaway12 4y ago
Seems like there's plenty, but a lot of em' are already gainfully employed by Google, MSFT, FB and co.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  The good ones mostly leave those shops after a few years. Beware of anybody who looks back on them with fondness.
__d 4y ago
In short, no. But then, it's hard to find good programmers for any language, so C++ isn't really any worse off here, and better off than some in that at least there's a bunch of candidates to pick from.

Honest question: is it easy to find good C++ programmers these days?

by the_af 4y ago

Honest question: is it easy to find good C++ programmers these days?

that's a good question, I have yet to find a good beginner friendly modern c++ education material, be it a book or some course, that can make c++ learning simpler, to the point and enough to start to work with the language before diverting into those deep concepts. Someone needs to write a c++ 101 book, followed by 201 and 301 for beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.

user432678 4y ago
“C++ Crash Course” by Starch seems to be such a beginner’s book, can’t recommend it enough. Although, I was learning C++ mostly for hobby projects.
- synergy20 4y ago
  a good book indeed, hope it will have an updated version for c++20/23, which arguably is the most important release since c++11, new stuff such as ranges, std::span even concepts could be added now. I think this book is a bit tough for beginners though.

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jandrewrogers 4y ago

I think it is significantly more difficult to find programmers with domain expertise in the kinds of applications C++ is often used for than the language itself. There are quite a large number of good C++ programmers who have never worked anywhere close to the metal, OS, high-performance, etc, and those skills are often more difficult to learn and come by than the language. A large amount of C++ development is still focused on enterprise and UI apps, even though one could argue that it is not the best language for that purpose.

fathrowaway12 4y ago

Seems like there's plenty, but a lot of em' are already gainfully employed by Google, MSFT, FB and co.

ncmncm 4y ago
The good ones mostly leave those shops after a few years. Beware of anybody who looks back on them with fondness.

__d 4y ago

In short, no. But then, it's hard to find good programmers for any language, so C++ isn't really any worse off here, and better off than some in that at least there's a bunch of candidates to pick from.