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[-] smpl@discuss.tchncs.de 91 points 2 months ago

The quote is a derivative of something Bjarne Stroustrup said himself¹.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off

[-] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

A citation with a superscript number reference in a comment? Impressive.

[-] grandma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Makes sense C++ makes everything harder

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago

I need a fact check on that first image please

[-] GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago

[-] Xyphius@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 months ago

Found these two articles, seems legit

[-] cheddar@programming.dev 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You're more cautious with a meme than that lady with a grenade.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

It's all Korean URL encoding in that link, btw. Here is a screenshot anyway.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Thanks for including the screenshot!

[-] dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

pretty much any software made by @dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.org is a ticking time bomb regardless of language tbh

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Was it a sudden realization? Did it make a big big noise?

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