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C++ is a language you should give serious consideration to learning in 2019 (or whenever you happen to come across this article). Rapid language modernization, better tooling, a growing and inclusive community, and a thriving job market are just some of the reasons C++ should be your next language to learn.
Wow, this guy drank too much Kool-Aid ™️️, I'm out.
Yeah, I get it. At least in the communities I've been a part of over the years, C++ has a consistently bad reputation.
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Modern C++ (versions ≥ 11) is an entirely different beast and should be considered separately.
foreach new_shiny in hackerland
{ import; improve; integrate; }
Plus, importing crusty old code into your projects is fun, well, at least more fun than dissecting them and re-coding in a new language which lacks the libraries they leaned on.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 29 2019, @07:46AM
This is to show that, if/when COBOL is required, it is highly paid (because of the low supply).
What I linked shows that the chance of landing in a COBOL job (the demand side of the market) is very small.
That is to say: learning COBOL for the chance of landing a well paid job is a gamble for someone willing to learn something new (or very old).
Pretty much like living in US and considering to learn the Ancient Greek as a way for getting a job and make a living from it. The only position asking for this skill is already tenured by aristarchus and, unless aristarchus is expected to die (fat chance, that! this bastard will bury us all), there's absolutely no point (that relates to employment) to do that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford