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Why on earth would you think that? C++ programmers are not “better” than web developers. They work in very different domains, and skills built up in one don’t necessarily transfer to the other.



C++ has a high barrier because it exposes the inherent complexity of computing. If you've managed to fight through that you can probably pick up the simplified concepts in Javascript, Python, Ruby, etc.


C++’s complexity has nothing to do with the “inherent complexity of computing”. It’s just a kitchen sink language.

Likewise, concepts in the domains of the languages you mentioned aren’t “simpler” — they’re just different.




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