Use python even if you're a c++ systems guy. Or, you know, you could use the language that's most likely to be used in the job you're applying for. If you're

Use python even if you're a c++ systems guy. Or, you know, you could use the language that's most likely to be used in the job you're applying for. If you're a c++ & systems guy, interviewing for a c++ & systems job, c++ is far more likely to be the language of choice for an interview rather than buzzword-language-of-the-week, be it python, java, ruby, haskell, etc. Of course, if you're interviewing at a place you KNOW uses a lot of python, then yes, python would be a good choice. Besides, most interviews I've had end up being a phone interview for knowledge and skillset, followed by the lunch interview where they're more concerned with finding out how you'll fit in with the existing team.