best rant against C++ I've ever seen
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1865828&cid=34209842
I don't even know enough to summarise!
[edited to add a link to an excellent rant by Linus on C++ :-)
There's a theory that says "if you put a million monkeys in front of a million typewriters, in a few years you can get the collected works of Shakespeare".
There's another theory that says the internet was invented precisely to test this :-)
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1865828&cid=34209842
I don't even know enough to summarise!
[edited to add a link to an excellent rant by Linus on C++ :-)
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3 comments:
Liked 'em both.
I liked this one better
@Vishy:
Here's what I've learnt about how to deal with Linus' rants:
- laugh at the funny bits. The more acerbic and abrasive they are, the more I laugh. Since laughter is good for health, Linus directly contributes to my health and well-being :-)
- pull objective criticism out of the verbiage. If it's in a domain where I myself have no experience (as in this case), take it as true. The man's been there, done that, and so on.
In short, any criticism of Linus' rant on anything that focuses on the funny stuff, without also being funny, comes across as pathetic. And it's ok if you don't agree; this is subjective opinion :)
Specific to C++, it doesn't help that one of my colleagues, someone who's really really techie and whose opinion I really trust, also feels it's not worth using for any serious project.
Sitaram
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