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If you have "some hobbyist experience" with C++, then you should definitively avoid it and go with C#.
You should be at least "C++ is a landmine, be careful there" tall before allowed to play with it alone.
Yeah, probably. In the end maybe I will end up using c++ cause a coworker is pushing for it (although he knows nothing of the language). Ironically, I’m the one advising not to cause I know I don’t know lol
I’ve had a few years experience in both C++ and C#. The learning curve is a lot steeper for C++ with many more opportunities to shoot yourself in the foot or create horrible hidden memory leaks. It sounds like the person making the recommendation is talking out of their arse.
If you have any experience in Java or any OO language, then the transition to C# is not so large. The language itself is not difficult - it will probably a couple of weeks to be comfortable. Its the frameworks and libraries that takes time, and there are a lot.
Here’s my view… it takes 10 or more years (IMHO) for a sharp person to become a senior developer. It takes a few weeks to learn a language. If I have to choose for a big project, I prefer to focus on choosing the right person, rather than just focusing on the language, because a good senior will just learn whatever they need at the start. They will also bring their years of experience in good design, methodologies, communication, mentoring, testing etc to the party.
In school, we used to say that C/C++ gives you enough rope to hang yourself with.
There's so much hidden rope in it, that will catch you if you happen to pass through. It doesn't only give you some to misuse.