Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java?

[Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu>]

Larry Wiggins <lwiggins@siu.edu> writes:

   the only thing that most of the people on this group have failed to
   notice.  That is the fact that most programmers are required by their
   college curricula to complete two years of math covering calculus,
   linear algebra, discrete math, and statistics, and probability

That doesn't mean that programmers without a degree don't know
anything about those subjects.  For instance, I learned most of the
relevant parts of these subjects well in advance of going to college
simply because I needed them to write the software that I wanted to
write.

   ....as well as physics and chemistry

Which are irrelevant for programmers unless you're writing software
for use with either of these subjects.

   ....so there for, many programmer's with an actual degree will do
   well, possibly better, because they will have been formally taught
   these subject as well as structured programs....

I haven't been impressed with the ability of the CS students I've met
to write structured programs.  All of the best programmers I've met
have been self-taught.

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"In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented six
 feet downward and covered with dirt." -- Blair P. Houghton