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First sentence is why I dread reading comment. Why you gotta be like that?

• jcelerier 9y ago
  sorry, could you explain a bit more ? does '... are you guys sure of your "experienced C++ developers" ?' sound harsh to you ?
  • noselasd 9y ago
    It's just a very loaded opinion, while you pretend it's a universal fact. I have never heard, nor experienced, any seasoned C++ developer claiming that smart pointers is a substitute for garbage collection. Yes, smart pointers are nice, they alleviate you from a whole lot of manual memory management - but the programming model is still vastly different from what you would do in a traditional GC'ed language(such as Java or C#)
    • blub 9y ago
      A lot of C++ big names have said that smart pointers are better than garbage collection for handling resources. And they are, because GC only handles memory. Having memory leaks in modern C++ is a sign of not keeping up with the established idioms. Saying that experienced C++ programmers are worried about memory leaks is bizarre.
  • latch 9y ago
    You're talking to someone who says they're an experienced painter. They show you some of their work. You reply "are you sure you're an 'experienced painter'?" After answering a question during a job interview, the interviewer says 'are you sure you're a "senior programmer?"'
    • jcelerier 9y ago
      I don't see a problem with either (and heard far worse in my professional life; the best to date would more or less translate to "what are you ? a bunch of fucking monkeys ?").