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		timr on June 10, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B "C++ is a distinctly dumb thing to build a career around." For that matter, so is Ruby, Rails, Python, and everything else that's popular today. In ten years, everyone will be using Blub, and badmouthing those dumb ol' guys who were slogging around in Ruby. It's the one thing in life I can guarantee.

tptacek on June 10, 2009 [–]

I agree completely, in case it sounded like I was just ragging on C++. When I do that, I accompany it with all the many reasons why C++ deserves the treatment. =)

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