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		deterministic on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Panic at the Job Market I don't know. I have been trying to hire an experienced C++ developer for 6+ months and the market seems to be dry. And we don't play stupid question games when interviewing. Candidates are asked to review and find bugs in 2 pages of really bad C++ code. And to walk us through how they would solve a more high level production problem. I get plenty of CVs from Python or Java developers who thinks that knowing Python or Java makes them experienced C++ developers. Eh no it doesn't.

dennis_jeeves2 on July 20, 2024 [–]

Why don't you hire the Python or Java developers and have them learn on the job?

deterministic on July 21, 2024 | [–]

Because it takes years to become good at C++. Python and Java are relatively simple languages to learn.

dennis_jeeves2 on July 22, 2024 | | [–]

So no hope for any one in Python, Java or a beginner to ever get a C++ job through you?

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