C & C++

[tuurb046]

Hi all,

Just two general questions for the gurus:

1) How much more work is required to understand C++, if a programmer is ok at C, 10%, or 20% etc ?

2) I know this is a very odd question, but are there any C jobs in industry other than embedded C?

Look forward to your advice

Tuurbo46

[matsp]

"Understanding" C++ is about two things:

- The language itself is different. This is the small part - a few weeks of studying C++ from a decent book should get you to a level of understanding that is adequate for "understanding individual lines".

- Object oriented design. This is, to me at least, the harder part. This is the difference between how you solve problems in C and C++.

There are other jobs that embedded that use C, but it's probably not quite as many as the C++ side.

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Mats

[tuurb046]

Hi,

Thanks for your advice.

Im kinda stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea.

I have two years C experience (programming 2 days a week at work) in an embedded enviroment. However at this time, im kinda up for the move, and im stuck, most of the jobs say much have C/C++ experience, and i only have embedded C. At this point would you guys just blag it or:

1) go for the interveiw and tell the employeer you can learn C++ in your own time.

2) learn C++ in the evenings in a couple of months and say you can do C++.

I dont really know what is expected by a 2 postgrade. Is 2 years experience an intermediate programmer, or just over junior?

cheers

Tuurbo46

[matsp]

What's stopping you from doing #1 and #2 in parallel?

I got a job in C++ based on knowing C. But I have some 20 years programming experience.

I have no idea how long you have to work in programming to move from one experience level to another.

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Mats

[Elysia]

Just a thought but... essentially, all C code can also be C++ code. You can also learn more C++ to utilize it better, but you can still use C++ even if you "just" know C. It's perfectly valid to mix C++ and C too, so I wouldn't think there's a problem at least.
Go for it!

[tuurb046]

Hi all,

Thanks for your help.

You are a very helpful forum.

Speak soon

Tuurbo46