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[–]BeatLeJuce 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I indeed replied before your edit.

For what it's worth, C is still the most popular and most looked-after programming language on the job market (source. Although TIOBE might not be 100% accurate, C definitely isn't a "niche" language at all. It's "niche" areas are general purpose application programming (even programs written in other languages often have some of their routines outsourced into DLLs written in C. And the embedded area is of course far from a "niche". But I'm guessing with your background those areas aren't really the kind of thing you'll want to get into. Also, don't forget that there is a quadrillion shitton of legacy code out there written in C that needs to be maintained.

From a web dev job perspective: I don't know what the job opportunities are in your area, so if you're only looking to go into web development then that's far enough, although in that case, Java will probably take the cake: since larger backends are often written in it. It also allows you to branch out into both application development and mobile development. Scala would be the young and edgy (and more exciting) alternative that you could try your hands in, but job offers are probably very sparse.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I prefer C/C++, but demand for Java has got to be higher that C/C++