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C and C++ as Jesus and the Catholic Church
1 point by detcader on March 24, 2013 | hide | past | favorite
Are there not striking similarities between these two pairs? The main point:

The first was detailed in a canonical book, and had a lot of great ideas, pretty much revolutionizing the landscape with influence still clearly seen today. Not many people really get to know the ins and outs of the first, but a long time ago, people had to to get by in their field. The first is used as a yardstick against others like it, to the point of dogma in some cases.

The second does a lot of good work, but is ultimately widely held to be corrupt and unsavory, while many still swear by it. It adds a lot to the original that's widely contested. It's gone in controversial directions and is ultimately not really a superset of the philosophies and makeup of the first, at all.

I'm no expert on C or C++, I just found this interesting. Haskell would be buddhism, no doubt.



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