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> As a hacker rather than programmer, I am pretty much stuck on the C train, so any distaste for C++ is reactionary and not borne of actual programming experien
by DougMerritt 11y ago
> As a hacker rather than programmer, I am pretty much stuck on the C train, so any distaste for C++ is reactionary and not borne of actual programming experience
Please; "hacker" does not mean "inexperienced amateur", as you seem to imply it means here. The typical meaning is close to the opposite:
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker.html
As to C++, it has undeniable positives as well as undeniable negatives (according to plenty of experienced professionals).
- christianbryant 11y agoI wasn't implying that meaning in the slightest. Just establishing that I am not a trained programmer nor a computer scientist. Poorly composed turn of phrase, I guess.
- DougMerritt 11y agoAnd yet when I correct your terminology with a cited reference, I collect a couple of downvotes. This is why it is unpleasant to correct objective errors on the internet.
- christianbryant 11y agoThat's not right. In fact, I learned a great deal from this exchange, did some reading and referenced more folks who feel the same as you. Up vote from me - I appreciate it.
- DougMerritt 11y agoGlad you learned, and thank you.
- asveikau 11y agoMy experience with downvotes here is that all sorts of rational thought is unpopular with HN readers. They want you to be young, clueless, passive-aggressive and false-modest like them, and they are threatened when you are not displaying these traits. Take the downvotes as a badge of honor and don't get too caught up.