So are they looking for C OR C++ programmers, either may apply? or are they looking for strong understanding of the nuances of both C and C++?
I encounter a lot of "C/C++" on resumes and after interviewing a lot of folks, I've grown a distaste for this joined tag. The problem is that when I see "C/C++", I never know until I interview a candidate whether the intent is that "C/C++" is...
1) Shorthand for I program C and I program C++ (I know both well)
2) I program C with classes. I don't really know OOP, but I fake it with big class buckets.
3) I program in C++ and know OOP well, but I would get lost in the strict procedural world of C.
If you don't get where I'm coming from, I've programmed in both for many years, and I will simply say that "C and C++ are two paradigms separated by a common language."
I won't speak for Slava, but I think generally the idea is that knowing either one well enough implies a certain amount of knowledge about computer guts, which in turn implies that it shouldn't be too hard for you to learn the other.
Plus it's not entirely unheard of to do the core of the application in C, and offer a C++ API to users. There is a good reason to have both expertise inhouse.
I find the best programmers know C, C++, C#, and Objective-C. They know the pros and pitfalls of each language:
1) Procedural vs OO
2) Manual vs automatic memory management
3) Naked pointers vs smart pointers vs garbage collection vs reference counting
4) Method calling vs message passing
5) C libraries vs C++ libraries vs .NET frameworks vs Cocoa frameworks
6) Zero runtime vs thin runtime vs rich runtime
You know C/C++ like the back of your hand.
So are they looking for C OR C++ programmers, either may apply? or are they looking for strong understanding of the nuances of both C and C++?
I encounter a lot of "C/C++" on resumes and after interviewing a lot of folks, I've grown a distaste for this joined tag. The problem is that when I see "C/C++", I never know until I interview a candidate whether the intent is that "C/C++" is...
1) Shorthand for I program C and I program C++ (I know both well)
2) I program C with classes. I don't really know OOP, but I fake it with big class buckets.
3) I program in C++ and know OOP well, but I would get lost in the strict procedural world of C.
If you don't get where I'm coming from, I've programmed in both for many years, and I will simply say that "C and C++ are two paradigms separated by a common language."