In C++ in particular... Yes. A lack of recent C++ experience is a real hindrance.
The spec is longer than double the King James Bible, and depending on what firm you're working with various parts of the language are either banned or best practice. These days I don't generally find that familiarity with any other language (including C++ from 10 years ago) translates well to fluency with modern C++.
Of course, I solve this problem by avoiding the language like the plague, because why do I want to write code in a language that I'm going to have to work that hard to find developers to extend and maintain?
The spec is longer than double the King James Bible, and depending on what firm you're working with various parts of the language are either banned or best practice. These days I don't generally find that familiarity with any other language (including C++ from 10 years ago) translates well to fluency with modern C++.
Of course, I solve this problem by avoiding the language like the plague, because why do I want to write code in a language that I'm going to have to work that hard to find developers to extend and maintain?