> I see my kids don't have much of these challenges, everything works for them.
This is one of the reasons I recommend teaching kids C++ early.
Between build systems, ABI issues, compiler error messages, and undefined behavior it really builds perseverance and a great sense of accomplishment when your program compiles and runs correctly.
I am not aware of any other production language that gives that sense of accomplishment and requires that level of perseverance.
This comment hits the nail on the part just between eyes.
There is an effort we can put in teaching our kids c++ and even better if we can start them on leetcode at an early age
This will help them improve their problem solving ability and they will also get frustrated when they are not able to solve a hard graph problem.
But the hardest problem never is the problem itself, but the inability to keep on going when the problem seems very hard.
When kids learn how to handle that and when all the kids in the world know how to handle that, then surely we are looking at a future generation that will help solve all the hard problems that we are not able to solve like World Proverty, income inequality and global warming.
This is one of the reasons I recommend teaching kids C++ early.
Between build systems, ABI issues, compiler error messages, and undefined behavior it really builds perseverance and a great sense of accomplishment when your program compiles and runs correctly.
I am not aware of any other production language that gives that sense of accomplishment and requires that level of perseverance.