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Ask HN: C++ Dev Jobs Are Rare, Aren't They?

Apart from game companies and the computer graphics scene, I don't find many C++ jobs at all. Most are either enlisted for languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript or Python.If you find a "C++" keyword in a typical job listing, it will be among a list of other high-level languages. And in my experience, you'll soon find out that it has nothing to do with C++ programming once you got past the...

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Ask HN: Go-To Programming Communities Today?

Where are you frequenting lately now that the IRC protocol is not so fashionable anymore. Stack Overflow seems to be dying slowly but surely as a community and I am not sure about the message boards. Are there still any active and dedicated programming Internet forums out there?There is a notion that GitHub might serve you as a "Stack Overflow" and as far as I am concerned it does to some...

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