r/AskComputerScience • u/Mission-Maize8454 • 1d ago

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/Relevant-Cut-884 1d ago

C++ is an excellent learning language , it has concepts you will not find in any programming language , like pointers , garbage collection and also it is the main competitive programming language for its speed

Java is also good though

The most important thing is to start learning

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u/Mission-Maize8454 1d ago

I just want to make the most money I can possibly make like 20 years from now.

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u/Relevant-Cut-884 23h ago

It doesn't work that way I mean if you want to be rich by programming Then you ve to be clever , if you wanna be clever , so you will have to learn and study in the best way you can

The first phase for that goal is to learn fundamentals which is

A learning language

Practice on it

oop

Doing projects on it

DSA(data structures and algorithms)

Solving problems on it

So , i recommend doing c++ for this phase

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u/Mission-Maize8454 23h ago

I'll take beginning C++ then , great advice btw.

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u/Relevant-Cut-884 23h ago

You 're welcome , good luck <3