Title
Estimating the Value of Java and C++ Skills
Abstract
C++ and Java are popular programming languages in university programs. Job postings show that Java and C++ are much in demand technical skills. In this paper, the human capital model was fitted to estimate the salary benefits of knowing C++ and Java. The analysis is based on survey data for 22,488 full-time information systems professionals. Based on the results for this model, we conclude that knowledge of Java produces a much greater salary increase than does C++. Of course, knowledge of both languages is particularly desirable because, as expected, knowledge of both languages results in the largest salary.
Department(s)
Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17705/1cais.01117
Publication Date
2003
Recommended Citation
Dattero, Ronald, Jim J. Quan, and Stuart D. Galup. "Estimating the value of Java and C++ skills." Communications of the Association for Information Systems 11, no. 1 (2003): 17.
Journal Title
Communications of the Association for Information Systems
