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Then I got an iPod and started learning/programming iOS apps in Objective-C.
Then one day I need to write some server code and came across Ruby. I really liked/enjoyed it. More than any other programming language.
And now I have to create a web front-end so I am learning Javascript. So far, it's OK.
I was in my university's co-op program, but didn't apply for any jobs. A couple of weeks after the interview period ended, a representative from the school's co-op program called me and said they had a company that was desperate for a co-op, didn't find any who were qualified during the interview process, and my résumé was the only one they could find that listed experience with C. I took the job. Embedded systems, p…
Wow, really? I've been biding my time in a shitty marketing job because I've been trying to master all of these high level languages after assuming that that's what employers are looking for. I taught myself C, C++, and PHP growing up, but assumed that those were out of style. My college adviser (part-time grad school) even INSISTED that I learn Java because I wouldn't get anywhere without it.
To be fair that statement isn't without merit.
I just went through a slew of interviews for new college grad positions this fall. I refused to apply for Java or .NET positions preferring Python / C / C++. This easily eliminated >90% of companies at the career fair.
Fortunately, I was still able to interview at the big 3 (Google, Amazon, MS) and a slew of Bay Area companies.
Amazon's onsite interview was a bit frustrating. All four interviewers ignored my resume and assumed Java expertise, asking the occasional question with Java terminology. When I answered the question reframed in Python / C++ terminology the conversation usually died off.