Comments on: On using C++ http://programblings.com/2007/09/25/on-using-c/ Rambling about programming and life as a programmer - by Mathieu Martin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:27:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: webmat http://programblings.com/2007/09/25/on-using-c/#comment-13 webmat Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:41:10 +0000 http://programblings.com/?p=13#comment-13 Good quote, haha! Which also reminds me of a variant: "Using C++ is like shooting yourself in the foot with a machine gun" :-) Good quote, haha! Which also reminds me of a variant: “Using C++ is like shooting yourself in the foot with a machine gun” :-)

]]> By: JPMartineau http://programblings.com/2007/09/25/on-using-c/#comment-14 JPMartineau Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:49:31 +0000 http://programblings.com/?p=13#comment-14 Reminds me of this: Shooting Yourself in the Foot or How to Determine Which Programming Language You're Using C++: You accidently create a dozen instances of yourself and shoot them all in the foot. Providing emergency medical care is impossible since you can't tell which are bitwise copies and which are just pointing at others and saying, "that's me, over there." from "http://burks.bton.ac.uk/burks/language/shoot.htm" Reminds me of this:

Shooting Yourself in the Foot
or
How to Determine Which Programming Language You’re Using

C++:
You accidently create a dozen instances of yourself and shoot them all in the foot. Providing emergency medical care is impossible since you can’t tell which are bitwise copies and which are just pointing at others and saying, “that’s me, over there.”

from “http://burks.bton.ac.uk/burks/language/shoot.htm”

]]> By: Podcasts I listen to « Programblings http://programblings.com/2007/09/25/on-using-c/#comment-12 Podcasts I listen to « Programblings Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:57:08 +0000 http://programblings.com/?p=13#comment-12 [...] Podcasts I listen to Here’s the deal. I have to beat writer’s block. I wrote a first post a while ago, then came the time for a little vacation and haven’t gotten down to write here again. Well, except for this quickie. [...] [...] Podcasts I listen to Here’s the deal. I have to beat writer’s block. I wrote a first post a while ago, then came the time for a little vacation and haven’t gotten down to write here again. Well, except for this quickie. [...]

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