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Re: from c++ to java

From	Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: from c++ to java
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Date	2011-09-25 20:54 -0300

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On 11-09-25 03:48 PM, Asit Dhal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am a c/c++ programmer. I have mostly worked in application development (data processing) in c/c++( 2 years). I have no professional experience in web development.
> 
> Should I go for java ? Do the industry need c++ programmers to work in java ??

The industry is going to need large numbers of Java programmers for a
long time yet. Regardless of what previous background they have. It's
the #1 language out there according to the TIOBE index. C is #2. And C++
is #3, with quite a respectable rating.

For general-purpose "business" programmers it's absolutely a good idea
to know several languages, and it's definitely a good idea to know
something about web applications. Since object orientation is so
dominant "several languages" can easily mean several OOP languages like
C++ and Java and C#.

I am not going to estimate how long it might take to become adequate in
Java, assuming reasonable proficiency in C++. It depends on too many
factors. But since you won't become good with Java until you start
learning it, there is no time like the present, and it will take as long
as it takes.

AHS

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  Re: from c++ to java Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-09-25 20:54 -0300
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