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They'd still both rather use C++ than each other though (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by ssm@lemmy.sdf.org to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] HStone32@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why C 'hackers'? Why not just regular C users?

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 58 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To my knowledge, it's a name that came out of the free software / GNU movement. So, "hackers" as in clever problem solvers, not those that break into insecure systems.

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 5 months ago

Which should be known as a "cracker", but yeah mainstream media fucked the word "hacker" to mean something it doesn't.

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 5 months ago

Was thinking of putting "UNIX Hackers" but I thought that might have been too obscure. Referencing people like Linus Torvalds', Theo de Raadt's, and cat-v's opinions on C++.