[johnl87]

What is sad that all the cool hardcore C programming jobs are going oversees - unless you're a computer engineer and deal with hardware. Everyone is looking for php, ajax, python, etc, basically C-based type-less languages which anyone competent in C can pick up in a matter of days. But try to apply to those companies with C, C++ and x86 assembler on your resume, no one will get back to you.

[jchonphoenix]

Have you been applying to jobs lately?

Microsoft still requires C++ from their applicants. Nvidia and Intel both require C and C++. Google also heavily uses C/C++. I believe you're confusing "web companies" with "companies." It makes sense for web companies to use other languages, but C, C++, and assembler are things that should be on your resume.

If someone claimed to be a competent programmer, but didn't know how asm related to C, I would seriously question the merit of their statements.