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Mindblowing quote from Anders Hejlsberg: “You can sort of view the sharp sign as four pluses, so it’s C++++” [1] Never thought about it that way. [1] https://
by Jorge1o1 7y ago
Mindblowing quote from Anders Hejlsberg: “You can sort of view the sharp sign as four pluses, so it’s C++++” [1]
Never thought about it that way.
[1] https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/261958/a-z_programming_languages_c_/?pp=2 https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/261958/a-z_programm...
- layer8 7y agoI always thought of it as (only) two pluses, just differently arranged (diagonally overlapped).
- DonaldPShimoda 7y agoYeah but I think the idea is that it's (C++)++, i.e., the version that comes after C++ (which is the version that comes after C).
- justicezyx 7y agoI always thought that is obvious :)