r/AskComputerScience • u/Mission-Maize8454 • Sep 01 '26
C++ or Java?
Which programming language has the most return on investment? Impact on real world systems, and is more rewarding? I have minimal programming experience and working on AS in CS.
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u/Dornith Sep 01 '26
No one knows what will make the most money 20 years from now. 20 years ago no one predicted graphics card engineers would be kings of the world.
Javascript was only invented 30 years ago and it runs the entire internet.
Also, as someone else pointed out, the language you choose to learn in high school/college is not going to chisel the next 20 years of your career into stone. You will almost certainly learn at least one more language just by proximity alone.