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Big companies don't really need Java programmers
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Says who? That's dependent on the type of work they do. I worked for three years at Wright-Patterson AFB as an embedded systems engineer. I can tell you that there were equally as many Java and .NET jobs as C++. Even as an embedded guy, I only used a small amount of C (I never used C++). The majority of code I wrote was in assembly or Java (J2ME for microcontrollers that use the Ajile Systems AJ-100 cpu's that natively execute Java bytecode). Truthfully, at engineering research installations, MatLab is the environment used by most of the engineers.
Also, there are several other large, global companies like Accenture and Robert Half that work mainly with .NET and Java. Even Northrup Grumman, whom you mentioned, has quite a large work force of Java and .NET developers.
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I GUARANTEE you that these employers prefer their candidates to know C++ over Java.
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Actually, having been in the industry for awhile, I can tell you that these employers prefer their candidates to know how to develop software and write good code, rather than what language they are proficient in.
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Yes, I'm sure you'd find more employers with smaller assets to hire people with Java skills. Big companies don't really need Java programmers, they would rather have 10 C++ programmers than 10 Java programmers.
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Yes, you've repeated this many times, but you have yet to explain your rationale. Why would a small company hire Java developers?