Re: Java or C++ College Path



bugnthecode wrote:
I've decided on a Comp Science Programming major in college, and at the
community college I go to you must pick a language concentration. The 3
options are Visual Basic, Java, or C++. To me, Visual Basic doesn't
seem the way to go, (though I've never done any actual programming in
it) so I'm trying to decide between Java and C++.

I'd pick C++ for the simple reason that it's much easier for a C++ programmer to pick up Java on the job than a Java programmer to pick up C++.
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