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Not to sound like an ass, but getting a good programming job in the game industry is hard enough as it is. After all, the supply-demand ratio for these jobs is much lower than it is elsewhere in the IT industry. I would advise him to get another programming job first, learn some C/C++ in his free time, and then start looking for jobs in the game industry.

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As a counterpoint, there are a lot of game programming positions open everywhere, and studios are having a real hard time filling them. Yes, there is more competition than non-games roles, but programmers are still programmers - valuable and rare.

If he's a good programmer he shouldn't give up. If he's job hunting, tell him to spend a good two weeks learning C++ and build a couple of dummy programs, then start applying for roles and continue to work on his C++ in the background. It'll come.

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