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- From: Enrico Savazzi <enrico.savazzi@pal.uu.se>
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- Subject: Re: C++, careers, and compilers.
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 09:52:21 +0100
- Organization: Uppsala University
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- Pri$m wrote:
-
- [snip]
- > 1) How reasonable would it be to expect to become a profesional
- > programmer?
- > 2) Is C++ the language to use profesionally?
- > 3) Are the Borland compilers the ones to go for? I've heard good and[snip]
-
- Here are just some thoughts.
- 1) I don't know. Getting a job or a career often depends on circumstances that
- have nothing to do with one's abilities. Being good may help, but being an
- absolute genius may actually be a handicap - too many people will be envious.
- 2) Yes.
- 3) That depends largely on personal or corporate preferences. Most compilers
- are good. I use MSVC++ because of the support and information I get through
- the Microsoft Developer Network, but other brands offer support as well.
- My suggestion is: go for it! But never trade what you like doing best for the
- sake of a career. Better an amateur who does things well and loves what he
- does, than a professional who hates his job.
-
- E. Savazzi
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