simple one-line question

[arnuld]

hello folks,

i have a simple one line question. i am planniing to 1st learn
Assembly & then C++:

are there any jobs that i can get by learning C++? -- if yes, what
type of jobs are available?

thanks

-- arnuld

[Ian Collins]

arnuld wrote:

hello folks,

i have a simple one line question. i am planniing to 1st learn
Assembly & then C++:

are there any jobs that i can get by learning C++? -- if yes, what
type of jobs are available?

Google is your friend.

--
Ian Collins.

[Raj]

hell lot of them if you master any one of them..

[arnuld]

wow, never got such a *strong* response, raj :-) I live in PUNJAB,
INDIA. where do you?
i am asking because if you are in India then i think you can give me
some names of companies.

thanks

--arnuld

[Jonathan Mcdougall]

arnuld wrote:

wow, never got such a *strong* response, raj :-) I live in PUNJAB,
INDIA. where do you?
i am asking because if you are in India then i think you can give me
some names of companies.

May I suggest you two continue this discussion in private?

As for the OP, see
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit...t.html#faq-5.9.
Jonathan

[Stuart Redmann]

arnuld wrote:

hello folks,

i have a simple one line question. i am planniing to 1st learn
Assembly & then C++:

are there any jobs that i can get by learning C++? -- if yes, what
type of jobs are available?

thanks

-- arnuld

Well, our town badly needs a town fool. You might just fit in...
(Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation)

Seriously, learning C++ will not make you the most sought after person
at all. C++ is but a tool to solve real world problem. Those problems
often require deep knowledge of mathematic, physic, chemistry, or
information science. If you have to deal with mathematical problems a
lot it would be much wiser to familiarize yourself with Maple, Matlab or
Mathematica.

No one would employ you just because you can program in C++. And BTW,
learning Assembler first is a futile task in my eyes. If you have a
rough understanding what is happening at the hardware level this should
be sufficient.

Wish you luck,
Stuart

[Rolf Magnus]

arnuld wrote:

hello folks,

i have a simple one line question. i am planniing to 1st learn
Assembly & then C++:

are there any jobs that i can get by learning C++?
No. Everyone learns C++ just for fun and for being able to say "hey, I know
C++, do you?"
-- if yes, what type of jobs are available?

Uhm, jobs as C++ programmers?

[BigBrian]

Stuart Redmann wrote:

arnuld wrote:

hello folks,

i have a simple one line question. i am planniing to 1st learn
Assembly & then C++:

are there any jobs that i can get by learning C++? -- if yes, what
type of jobs are available?

thanks

-- arnuld

Well, our town badly needs a town fool. You might just fit in...
(Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation)

Seriously, learning C++ will not make you the most sought after person
at all. C++ is but a tool to solve real world problem. Those problems
often require deep knowledge of mathematic, physic, chemistry, or
information science. If you have to deal with mathematical problems a
lot it would be much wiser to familiarize yourself with Maple, Matlab or
Mathematica.

No one would employ you just because you can program in C++.

That is simply not true. Every job that I've been offered in the last
13 years was because I knew C++.
And BTW,
learning Assembler first is a futile task in my eyes. If you have a
rough understanding what is happening at the hardware level this should
be sufficient.

I agree that having a rough understanding is sufficient, but learning
assembler still isn't a futile task. I definately would not say it's a
requirement for learning C++, nor would I in general suggest learning
assember first. The priority on learning assembly depends on what type
of programming you're going to do. I worked on some embedded systems
where knowledge of assembly was more important than C++, however this
type of work is not mainstream. In terms of having marketable skills,
I'd say learn C++ first, and then learn assembler if you have time, if
you're still so inclined, or you're interested in doing work which
requires it.

[arnuld]

> Well, our town badly needs a town fool. You might just fit in...

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation)

ha...ha...ha...ha. i did like your style.

just for fun :-)

i want to tell you that i am a newbie. i am a graduate from an Indian
University which doesnt bother to teach words like UNIX, abstraction,
Algorithms, Binary Trees to computer science graduates & this
UNIVERSITY ranks as one of the best universities all over India. Name
is: Punjab University.

i am a graduate from there & thoughts made by them into my brain by
brainwashing us (i mean with 42 other students) for three years made
me think that there is everything disgusting about programming. Of
course i could not get a job but i do not cry over my weaknesses rather
i become a *salesman* and saw what reality is. after selling for 2
years *GNU & Logintaka* changed my thinking pattern about comuters and
i dwell into Programming, the love of my life. now you can call me a
fool as love makes one blind.

--arnuld

[arnuld]

> I agree that having a rough understanding is sufficient, but learning

assembler still isn't a futile task. I definately would not say it's a
requirement for learning C++, nor would I in general suggest learning
assember first. The priority on learning assembly depends on what type
of programming you're going to do. I worked on some embedded systems
where knowledge of assembly was more important than C++, however this
type of work is not mainstream. In terms of having marketable skills,
I'd say learn C++ first, and then learn assembler if you have time, if
you're still so inclined, or you're interested in doing work which
requires it.

Brian, you seem like a good professional :-)

you are *right*. i want to learn assembly & c++ because i want to do OS
programming/device-driver stuff but it seems job prospects are narrow.
Hence learning assembly & c++ will also leave me with options in
embedded development (in case i am not able to get any job in my
favourite fieled, OS programming).

what do you think?

--arnuld