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Just because you disagree with something does not automatically make it a troll.
by DarkShikari 17y ago
Just because you disagree with something does not automatically make it a troll.
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- dave_au 17y agoAFAIK it's reasonably well known as an unintentional troll - there was a stackoverflow question about the FQA (still looking for the link) that basically mooted almost every point. I was reading it as a neutral party, however some very knowledgeable C++ appeared to convince all comers that the FQA is either based on ignorance or is disingenuous.
- nickpp 17y agoMaybe this is it: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/385297/whats-wrong-with-c-compared-to-other-languages http://stackoverflow.com/questions/385297/whats-wrong-with-c... Summarizing: "C++ is hard but makes some things possible that aren't in other languages." The FQA dude is a troll: he criticizes without offering better alternatives, ignoring tradeoffs and considerations and overlooking any advantages offered by C++.
- finnw 17y agoI also once tried referencing the C++ FQA on stackoverflow and was quickly downvoted. Maybe SO is just the wrong place to mention it, probably because of a C++ bias from the high percentage of SO users who develop on MS platforms.
- timr 17y agoMy disagreement has nothing to do with it -- the quoted remark was completely without basis in fact.