Startup Programming Jobs: C++, C#, and Java Reign Supreme?

Now, not to hold a match to the tinder or anything, but I think that part of the reason that there's such a vocal backlash against C++ is that a few generations of programmers have never been exposed to the language in school or work. Today, most college kids are being trained on some combination of Java and scripting languages, and (in an era of web apps and cheap hardware) have never had any real reason to use C++.

That said, my opinion is that deep C++ (and C) knowledge is a litmus test for a good developer. If your only development experience is in perl/python/ruby/java, you're quite likely to be missing some important skills. On the flip side, a good C++ developer will be able to quickly pick up any dynamic language or programming paradigm you give her.

But I also like Python, and I would be hard pressed to justify C++ for anything that doesn't truly need it.

Still, I am pleasantly surprised C++ is in demand at startups.

For web application development, I'd expect PHP/RoR to have a bigger footprint.

C# is also good and stable, if you want Linux, you can use Mono.

Java - is ok as well here, can be mixed with C++

I would personaly choose C++(low)/Python(high) pair for this task