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I'd say go for the large company. I interned at a large company the summer after my freshman year, and I feel I learned significantly more by noting what they did right/wrong with all of their influence and money than I would by working at a small startup that had fewer glaring issues and less leeway to screw up. The difference is that if a startup has a major issue, they will either fix it quickly or won't be a star…
My choice would be RogueWave. There are truly C++ experts there - the kind you will have a tough time finding (in person) in other places. Also, there's a good chance (I suppose) that you'll get to work on core products at RogueWave. They make money on their C++ software; that's probably what you'll get to work on. That's very, very good. Case in point about experts - I work for a huge defense contractor. I suspect t…
My choice would be RogueWave. There are truly C++ experts there - the kind you will have a tough time finding (in person) in other places. Also, there's a good chance (I suppose) that you'll get to work on core products at RogueWave. They make money on their C++ software; that's probably what you'll get to work on. That's very, very good. Case in point about experts - I work for a huge defense contractor. I suspect t…
Extrapolating from your point #2, would you say you'd better work on search or on advertisement at Google?
I would say any of the important web applications are also within the group of "core products" that Google "sells", including the upcoming Google Health, GMail, and Google Docs & Spreadsheets - but the main point is to be working on the thing that is what the business is "about".
I would also add that one of the things that has thus far made Google different is that its employees have greater opportunity to add to the core business than do employees at other companies (GMail is a perfect example).
not to disappoint you but:
"Rogue Wave® Software has been serving the needs of the developer community for almost two decades" http://www.roguewave.com/company/history-milestones.php