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I switched from C++ because the type of work is typically boring. Its either system level stuff, or HFT, usually some market data system or similar. Not to ment

by rr808 4y ago

I switched from C++ because the type of work is typically boring. Its either system level stuff, or HFT, usually some market data system or similar. Not to mention its likely a big old system with legacy code base. Seeing the salaries now I kinda regret switching out, but the companies and business problems you get in Python & Java are much more interesting.

antegamisou 4y ago
> the type of work is typically boring. May be a personal taste thing but graphics programming, computer vision, scientific computing, robotics and even some embedded systems work is far from boring imo. But certainly the above are niche fields in a market where software engineering is almost always limited to webdev.
- gridspy 4y ago
  Each of the industries you mention has a tech stack which must remain modern. That means that new work will migrate to the language easiest to do the work and find workers. It's gonna migrate away from C++ if C++ becomes "legacy." Embedded systems work is perhaps the exception - since there will be old hardware in the field. But firmware parts go out of production within 2-10 years and so new drivers require creation and new features encourage a migration to a whole new system.
- jbluepolarbear 4y ago
  As a game developer I agree that a lot of C++ work can be really fun, but this less than 10% of what C++ is used for. More so you have databases, non-robotic embedded work, crypto (ew), systems work, etc. And they all pay terrible; except financial, but that’s the most boring of all C++ work.
volkk 4y ago
interesting. i've always found that the basic CRUD apps that most python jobs end up being are far more boring than HFT or systems level
- codegladiator 4y ago
  The grass on the other side
  - rr808 4y ago
    Yeah this is likely true. Its also some randomness if you end up on a good project & team or not.
soinus 4y ago
As a personal anecdote, all of my jobs were actually very interesting with lots of interesting design problems spanning from low level systems to very high level design decisions. Granted I worked in automotive and later in AR and have been lucky enough to be at the start of some projects, but there definitely are interesting projects for C++ out there.
zerr 4y ago
There is a sweet spot - desktop/GUI applications, but it's getting smaller and smaller, unfortunately.

by rr808 4y ago

antegamisou 4y ago

> the type of work is typically boring. May be a personal taste thing but graphics programming, computer vision, scientific computing, robotics and even some embedded systems work is far from boring imo. But certainly the above are niche fields in a market where software engineering is almost always limited to webdev.

gridspy 4y ago
Each of the industries you mention has a tech stack which must remain modern. That means that new work will migrate to the language easiest to do the work and find workers. It's gonna migrate away from C++ if C++ becomes "legacy." Embedded systems work is perhaps the exception - since there will be old hardware in the field. But firmware parts go out of production within 2-10 years and so new drivers require creation and new features encourage a migration to a whole new system.
jbluepolarbear 4y ago
As a game developer I agree that a lot of C++ work can be really fun, but this less than 10% of what C++ is used for. More so you have databases, non-robotic embedded work, crypto (ew), systems work, etc. And they all pay terrible; except financial, but that’s the most boring of all C++ work.

volkk 4y ago

interesting. i've always found that the basic CRUD apps that most python jobs end up being are far more boring than HFT or systems level

codegladiator 4y ago
The grass on the other side
- rr808 4y ago
  Yeah this is likely true. Its also some randomness if you end up on a good project & team or not.

soinus 4y ago

As a personal anecdote, all of my jobs were actually very interesting with lots of interesting design problems spanning from low level systems to very high level design decisions. Granted I worked in automotive and later in AR and have been lucky enough to be at the start of some projects, but there definitely are interesting projects for C++ out there.

zerr 4y ago

There is a sweet spot - desktop/GUI applications, but it's getting smaller and smaller, unfortunately.