That's not saying much in favor of C++ is it? If you are really really good at assembly you will be more productive than most average people programming in any language. That's because most average people aren't very productive at all.
But this wasn't his question. If he has what it takes to get really good at C++, he will probably get really good at Ruby or Python in that time.
I happen to work in a place where we use Python and C++, and I claim that for any problem domain for which higher level (lightweight?) languages are suitable, they are a clear productivity win over C++, for people of similar experience.
I agree that people are more important than language, but the choice of language also tells you something about the people. I suppose the poster has more relevant information about the people, though.
But this wasn't his question. If he has what it takes to get really good at C++, he will probably get really good at Ruby or Python in that time.
I happen to work in a place where we use Python and C++, and I claim that for any problem domain for which higher level (lightweight?) languages are suitable, they are a clear productivity win over C++, for people of similar experience.
I agree that people are more important than language, but the choice of language also tells you something about the people. I suppose the poster has more relevant information about the people, though.