From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: "Dann Corbit" Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Date: 1997/12/30 Message-ID: <68c6ki$el8$1@client3.news.psi.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 311486573 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <67et6o$dql@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <882757510snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <67ktrg$ibk@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <883319809snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <68bt2p$d48@lotho.delphi.com> <34a991f0.2379476@news.diac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Organization: PSINet Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: arnie sherman wrote in message <34a991f0.2379476@news.diac.com>... >to return briefly to the original topic of this thread: > >i'm studying programing, including smalltalk (smalltalk express), & >would like to know not so much which language will pay the most, but >rather, which will be more likely to make me employable in the >shortest time (as an entry level programmer) ? Depends on what you want to do. >i am guessing c & c++, >even though i do find smalltalk to be a cleaner & more refined >programming environment. Once you have learned smalltalk, C++ will be fairly easy to learn (though templates will be something of a departure). Once you know C++, C will be easy to learn. Why not learn them all? It's really not all that difficult to pick up a new programming language. Each language has strengths and weaknesses. The more you know, the better you will be as a programmer. Besides that, each teaches some new concepts that you can carry over to your design skills. >additionally, i am primarilly interested in >graphics, i.e. multimedia, inteerface design, internet apps., etc. Sounds like C, C++, and Assembly to me, but I suspect that some of that goes on in most programming disciplines. >whenever i discuss web design w/ placement people they immediatly want >to know if i know java. i suspect this is a trendy thing, though also >reflecting some real possibilities for employment in the immediate >future. Why not learn Java too? Go pick up a book from your local library. In one day or so, you will know if you want to pursue it. Look through your local Sunday paper. Find out what kind of work the programmers in those disciples do in your area. If it sounds like something you would enjoy, focus on that target. -- C-FAQ ftp sites: ftp://ftp.eskimo.com ftp://rtfm.mit.edu Hypertext C-FAQ: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html C-FAQ Book: ISBN 0-201-84519-9. Want Software? Algorithms? Pubs? http://www.infoseek.com