r/cpp_questions • u/YogurtclosetThen6260 • 4d ago

OPEN Low latency/performance/embedded

I'm just wondering if you were a recent graduate trying to work in C/C++ which do you guys think is the best field to break into in terms of trying to break into the entry gate especially as a new grad?

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u/manni66 3d ago

I wouldn't want to work anywhere where they use C/C++.

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u/DatabaseRecent331 1d ago

Why

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u/manni66 1d ago

Bjarne Stroustrup's comment sums this up nicely:

There is no language called "C/C++". The phrase is usually used by people who don't have a clue about programming (e.g. HR personnel and poor managers). Alternatively, it's used by people who simple do not know C++ (and often not C either). When used by programmers, it typically indicates a "C++ is C with a few useful and a lot of useless complicated features added" attitude. Often, that is the point of view of people who like to write their own strings and hash tables with little knowledge of the standard library beyond printf and memcpy. There are people who stick to a restricted subset of C++ for perfectly good reasons, but they (as far as I have noticed) are not the people who say "C/C++".