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[zokier]

c++ is scary

[jheriko → zokier]

i think its only the hordes of terrible C++ programmers that make it seem that way...

[jonsen → zokier]

Yes. It induces respect. That is not necessarily a bad thing.

Perhaps C++ is for those who bother to learn a language before using it.

[zokier → jonsen]

I think C++ is more for those people who can use a language without knowing it and learn in the progress. I'm getting a feeling that knowing all of C++ is something that cannot be achieved in one lifetime, so those who want to learn it before using will just spend all their time studying without actually doing anything (some may call them academics).

[jpr → jonsen]

If that were the case, the set of programmers who use C++ should be much smaller than it is currently.

To me, this article describes yet another reason to not even try learning C++.