The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry
As a talented C++ developer... yes there is a dearth of talented C++ developers.<p>I&#x27;ve been to several C++ conferences. Even there, many of the engineers end up learning &quot;new&quot; things that are IMO basic concepts that have been around for years.<p>I recently went through a hiring phase for Senior C++ engineers and most of the applicants were familiar with old tech. It was really disheartening to me to realize how many &quot;senior&quot; C++ engineers weren&#x27;t senior in real C++ experience. Even one of the hires ended up using a C style array in their first commit instead of std::array.<p>It&#x27;s really frustrating and makes me wonder if perhaps I&#x27;m in the wrong job: maybe I shouldn&#x27;t be a <i>software engineer</i>, maybe I should be a <i>software educator</i> to teach modern concepts and <i>un-teach</i> ancient concepts. Indeed, a lot of the ancient concepts directly contribute to the modern world&#x27;s problem of software safety.