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I used to be a C++ dev before moving to Java/Python. I'd like to go back but there seems to be few roles for people that aren't up to date experts. Is this the

by rr888 4y ago

I used to be a C++ dev before moving to Java/Python. I'd like to go back but there seems to be few roles for people that aren't up to date experts. Is this the case? I'm not sure if the C++ shortage is like the COBOL shortage or a genuine active community that is growing.

svorakang 4y ago
There are jobs if you know where to look. I regularly see ads searching for C++ developers. I'm in an automotive-heavy region in Northern Europe. C++ is widely used in HMIs, AD/ADAS, and general service development (diagnostic services, middleware). I also see the need of C++ developers in medtech and automation companies around here. The ads request some experience, but in practice they are happy to recruit what they can find. Some technologies change, so does C++, but not so long ago I landed a C++ gig for €80+/hr, although being more of a ANSI C90 expert, only used C++ occassionally (for test environments mostly), and being completely out of synch with the "latest" concepts of modern C++ and its tooling (as a reference, std::move was new to me; CMake was an annoying bigger sibling of Make). Customer was happy until that Chinese virus became a fad.