J.P.Cummins

June 22, 2009

C++: A language for Real Men

I saw this on Urban Dictionary:

C++

A programming language for Real Men. Most languages try to provide a simplified way to solve specific problems well. C++ makes no such concession and tries to be mediocre at everything. It lets you program at a very high level, and a very low level in the same program. It lets you write procedural code, object oriented code, generic code and mix them all up. It makes you decide everything and provides no help if you get it wrong.

It is by far the biggest, most complicated, ugly, down-right dangerous language you can use. But it does run fast. It takes at least twice as long to program in C++ as any other major language (except C).

The men who program in C++ are Real Men. The women who program in C++ are Real Men too. You can spot a C++ programmer from their testosterone fueled swagger, and the unbelievable amount of contempt they inject into the phrase Java "programmer". They'll probably do the air quotes and all.

Dev: 'Hey, Reg, you know C++ right? What does: ".srcCont.cpp(52) : error C2679: binary '=' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'int' (or there is no acceptable conversion) C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 8VCincludevector(392): could be 'std::_Vector_iterator<_Ty, Alloc> &std::Vector_iterator<_Ty, Alloc>::operator =(const std::Vector_iterator<_Ty, _Alloc> &)' with Ty=Main::Cont, Alloc=std::allocator while trying to match the argument list '(std::_Vector_iterator<_Ty, _Alloc>, int)' with Ty=Main::Cont, Alloc=std::allocator " mean?'

Reg: 'You missed a semicolon at the end of the line.'

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c++ noob June 23, 2009 at 10:44 a.m.

um, i highly doubt that is because a missing semi colon. sounds like a type mismatch in the template list.

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