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Interview Question :: C++ - Is it worth the work

Hello fellow programmers!

I originally did a undergraduate in mathematics and the only 'coding' software development I did was in Matlab, and VBA (Excel) and to a smaller extent C - but purely from a procedural perspective. I went out and worked for a number of years as a Quantative Analyst for a Financial Software Development Team and decided to go back to uni to learn Scientific Software Development, which I love; but I'm finding it really difficult choosing a language that I want to specialise in, I have to admit on the surface Java and C# are appealing as they are so strongly typed, however I really enjoy the flexibility and absolute control that C++, Fortran and Ada offer - but in terms of the work involved in application development I have noticed a severe increase in the amount of time required.

Is C++ worth the extra work, or am I better off sticking with Java and C# ?
I plan on doing alot of Form application development involving LINQ and Access/SQL Server communication

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated,

David
by ksk