[tterrace]

C++ comes in second behind java in terms of jobs according to stats from indeed: http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=java%2C+C%2B%2B%2C+C%23%2C... . It might not be the new hotness, but there's still plenty of work for C and C++ programmers.

[andrewflnr]

The point is not jobs, the point is going from zero to coding without scaring too many people off.