Re:Is it bad if I don't want to work at a C++/Java startup?
by brlewis on Monday July 16, 2007 @10:57AM
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There are many more factors to accomplishing as much as possible than coding efficiently. Go join them and find out what they're doing right. Later you can do your own project and add the advantage of a superior language to the advantage of knowing what a successful startup looks like.
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Re:Is it bad if I don't want to work at a C++/Java startup?
by nostrademons on Monday July 16, 2007 @01:27PM
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A caution: if they're doing everything else right except the language choice, then chances are they will end profitable and successful by at least some definition of success, but will not be as successful as they could be. It's very tempting in this situation to sit back and enjoy being an employee at a successful company. That will not get you any of the big payoffs or excitement of a startup.
If you're going to settle on programming language choice so you can learn all the other stuff, you have to be willing to cut said successful startup loose and strike out on your own once you've learned all the other stuff. This will look increasingly irrational the better you do at your job.
Re:Is it bad if I don't want to work at a C++/Java startup?
by brett on Monday July 16, 2007 @01:20PM
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Definitely. If your main goal is joining a startup with a chance of success then you should be evaluating the people involved. Their language choice should be a data point, but ought to be taken strongly in context of their backgrounds and the problem they are trying to solve.
In the context of I want to accomplish as much as possible in my life, all other things being equal the particular language you happen to be using for the next few month-years will probably prove insignificant.