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?
C# isn’t too complicated tbh. A lot of things are done for you i.e. memory management.
Honestly if you’re not a cpp pro that seems like it would go worse as there are so many ways to shoot yourself in the foot.
You should be able to learn c# as you go.
ChatGPT is a great resource for this. If you paste in a snippet and ask it to explain you’ll get a decent answer with enough context for follow up questions or things to Google.
You can also ask it to explain how to do things. As long as it’s pretty general.
Getting paid to learn is always great in my experience.