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Wow, I don't understand what anything means in those memes. And I'm so glad I don't! It seems to me that the people/committees who built C++ just spent decades
by jjaksic 1y ago
Wow, I don't understand what anything means in those memes. And I'm so glad I don't!
It seems to me that the people/committees who built C++ just spent decades inventing new and creative ways for developers to shoot themselves in the foot. Like, why does the language need to offer a hundred different ways to accomplish each trivial task (and 98 of them are bad)?
- fouronnes3 1y agoThe road to hell is paved with 40 years of backwards compatibility requirements.
- account42 1y agoIgnorance is not something you should be proud of.
- TheOtherHobbes 1y agoC++ is the only language which invests in archaeology over futurism. You get to choose between 25 flint-bladed axes, some of which are coated in modern plastic, when you really want a chainsaw.
- saghm 1y agoBeing wise enough to know what's worth spending time to learn is, though. Knowledge isn't free.