By bloid
via blogistan.co.uk
Published: Oct 13 2008 / 07:16
Eric Raymond, author of the [Computer] Jargon File, The Cathedral and The Bazaar and a number of well-used but little-known pieces of software, is working on a book, putatively titled Why C++ Is Not Our Favorite Programming Language. In his recent announcement, he lays out why he wants to "harpoon the Great White Whale of programming languages"
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Comments
Miloskov replied ago:
C++ is nasty, 5 years using it and I didnt get it what was all about, I should stay in C and then Jump to Java but never touch C++ is an abomination.
jkirstein replied ago:
C++ wasn't so bad until the template-heads took over the language and declared that generic programming was the best thing since sliced bread. Attempting to read and understand "Modern C++" is impossible unless you know every detail of template instantiation. That's fine if you do and you are the only one who will ever modify the code, but it does not work in a team environment.
Motion Control replied ago:
Yep, "Modern C++" was a bad move for C++.
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