A way into professional coding?

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I'm looking to eventually go from being a hobbyist Blitz coder to a fulltime games industry programmer (like many others here).

Would using the blitzSDK be a good way to transition from Blitz to C++?

i.e. would employers take you more seriously as you would be programming in C++ and using blitz3D as the engine for your graphics. And then also using C++ to interface with files and databases.