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Subject: Re: Do =?UTF-8?Q?Microsoft=C2=92s?= Copilot+ PCs Require Linux?
Date: 28 May 2024 18:17:03 GMT
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On Tue, 28 May 2024 10:07:33 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Must be a Microsoft fan thang. I worked with a .NET/C# guy who was a
> major asshole.  First, one of the top office managers asked him if he'd
> join our C++
> project.  He refused to use C++.

Good call!  I'll admit my use of C++ goes back to the early days and I 
haven't kept up with the improvements but it wasn't my favorite language. 
At this point I probably will never learn 'Modern C++' anymore than I'll 
bring my fortran knowledge past f77.