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Wow, really? I've been biding my time in a shitty marketing job because I've been trying to master all of these high level languages after assuming that that's
by rmrfrmrf 13y ago
Wow, really? I've been biding my time in a shitty marketing job because I've been trying to master all of these high level languages after assuming that that's what employers are looking for. I taught myself C, C++, and PHP growing up, but assumed that those were out of style. My college adviser (part-time grad school) even INSISTED that I learn Java because I wouldn't get anywhere without it.
- krapp 13y agoI just wish my one and only available semester of Java had including something about Android development. Two semesters of C++ and I can almost kind of do basic ADO in a console. I can't even tell if I'm learning anything relevant. I'm beginning to think my most marketable language is still going to end up being PHP, or VB/C#.
- wting 13y ago> My college adviser (part-time grad school) even INSISTED that I learn Java because I wouldn't get anywhere without it. To be fair that statement isn't without merit. I just went through a slew of interviews for new college grad positions this fall. I refused to apply for Java or .NET positions preferring Python / C / C++. This easily eliminated >90% of companies at the career fair. Fortunately, I was still able to interview at the big 3 (Google, Amazon, MS) and a slew of Bay Area companies. Amazon's onsite interview was a bit frustrating. All four interviewers ignored my resume and assumed Java expertise, asking the occasional question with Java terminology. When I answered the question reframed in Python / C++ terminology the conversation usually died off.