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Would it benefit my software dev job in the future if I learned Java? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Because I'm in my very early 20s I missed out on the huge Java craze. Everything was Python when I started getting a more formal education and before then all my work was in C++. Knowing more languages would obviously look better on a CV but I mean if I would benefit in a practical sense? I have two friends who are long time Java devs. And recently another friend who generally works with legacy C++ based systems from the early 2000s late 90s period had to work on a bunch of stuff in Java. Java is clearly still in large scale use among older systems. So would it be likely that eventually I would need to work on Java systems myself when my job is mostly JavaScript currently?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you already know C++, you can learn Java in a few days, so it's not worth it unless you are looking for a Java job. Try something new like Kotlin, Rust, TypeScript, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you go down the Java route you will probably end up working with enterprise/legacy software. If you are fine with that, do it. But what's wrong with focussing on JavaScript as your main language?

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