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thrown into a backend project as a backend dev with a language I don't know, how fucked am I? (self.programming)
submitted 1 year ago by nitefox to c/[email protected]
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The title itself is a recipe for disaster. Also this is a semi rant.

Yesterday I was informed that I will have the honour to implement the core functionality - which is an interface layer to use the driver of a very expensive hardware shit - of the software I’ve been working on as a frontend dev.

There are two possibilities for the language: C++ or C#. The one that was proposed/imposed is C#, which I know nothing of, while at least I have some hobbyist experience with C++; when asked if I could take some time to familiarise myself with C# I was basically laughed in the face, saying I will learn on the field and at least some of them have some experience with it.

Should I insist to go with C++, or is that an even worse idea in an already fucked up situation?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you've been working the front end, you know what the backend is supposed to provide, so you might have been picked because see you as a domain expert. Don't be surprised if you end up acting as a leader in that regard.

And C# isn't that hard. I earned my living with Visual Basic, Access, and VBA until thrown into a C# job. Other than the damned braces and semicolons, it wasn't that big a deal.