Trying Out C++ as a Web Developer
The article discusses a web developer's experience transitioning to C++ after years of working primarily with PHP. The author shares the challenges faced while setting up a C++ development environment, particularly with SDL3 and various tools. Ultimately, the developer finds success by switching to a Linux setup, which feels more comfortable than working on Windows.
- ▪The author has extensive experience in web development using PHP and various modern tools.
- ▪Transitioning to C++ presented unexpected challenges, particularly in setting up the development environment.
- ▪The developer found that using Linux for C++ development was more comfortable than using Windows.
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| Original publisher | hooby.blog |
| Canonical URL | https://hooby.blog/posts/trying-cpp-as-a-webdev/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:30 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-27T11:07:58.868Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-27T11:07:58.868Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Trying Out C++ As A Web Developer Posted May 27, 2026 By hooby views 12 min read Trying Out C++ As A Web Developer Contents Trying Out C++ As A Web Developer I am a web developer by trade. And I know that web development comes in quite a range of qualities - but I do believe myself to be operating on the more sophisticated side of things. My experience lies mostly with programming DBMS backends in PHP using stuff like composer, docker, github/gitlab CI, unit testing, json rest, graphql, aws, mysql + postgres, psr-4 autoloading and all that jazz.Obviously I was in for a bit of a culture shock, when deciding to try out doing a little bit of C++, just for fun.
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