Hey Rodrigo,
Thanks for the interest. Whether you are programming for the console or the PC, it's essential to be a solid C/C++ programmer. There is a lot of love hate for C/C++, but it's still the most popular language with just the right level of access to system resources (threads, memory, etc). Future versions of consoles and PC are going to require more and more threading. And threading expertise is lacking in the game industry (but it's getting better).

I hope that helps. If you have future questions about non-Smoke related topics, please feel free to contact me directly so we can keep this comments/discussion on topic.

Thanks,
Orion