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Re: What kinds of applications need C++ developers?

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On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 1:40:08 AM UTC+9, Michael David Crawford wrote:
> I'm not trying to start a language war here...
> 
> Mobile applications are most commonly written in Objective-C or Java.  Web
> applications commonly use Javascript, PHP, Python, Java, Ruby or Perl.
> 
> C++ is commonly used for financial applications, 3-D gaming and
> cryptography. 
> 
> It's also used for Mac OS X I/O Kit Kernel Extensions - what Apple calls
its
> device drivers - however that form of C++ is EC++, the inappropriately
named
> Embedded C++.  It doesn't permit a lot of techniques that I enjoy when I
> write for other kinds of platforms.
> 
> What other kinds of applications need C++ developers?
> 
> Native desktop computer GUI is commonly done in C++ but it is quite
> frustration to me that when I click on a job board post seeking UI
> developers, they usually seek Javascript.
> 
> It's also frustrating to me that when I search for "C++" on craigslist,
> monster and the like, I turn up a lot of jobs seeking javascript, java or
C#
> coders, in which C++ is regarded as a qualification, but the job itself
> would not until actually developing in C++.
> 
> I'm not unwilling to learn new languages.  The chances are quite good that
I
> know more programming languages than you do, but I regard C++ as my
> favorite.
> 

Following scenarios require you to use C/C++.
1. An application where you are competing on the basis of performance. For
example, extremely low and guaranteed latency stock trading system. (Due to
GC jitter, Java or C# are not usable for this). Latencies here are less than
a microsecond for processing a stock order. 
2. High volume data processing that requires huge computing power involving
tens of thousands of machines. Here, even 10 to 20 percent speed gain can
result a saving of millions of dollars in run time cost. In real life, C/C++
applications are an order of magnitude faster than equivalent applications
written in other programming languages.
3. Applications where you need to maximize the number of objects cached in
memory.


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