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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Why Python When There Is Perl?
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> On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:58:36 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> I always follow the advice of Bjarne Stroupstrup and Scott Meyers.
>
> I haven't seen the latest edition of 'The C++ Programming Language' but 
> the edition I have looks a lot like C. With classes of course :)

C plus classes, templates, operator overloading, move constructors,
range-based for loops, lambdas, namespaces, containers, threads and mutexes,
promises and futures...

> Part of the problem was many of the early C++ books were based on the 
> Microsoft implementation, bought into Hungarian notation, and went 
> overboard with what you could do leading people to believe they should do 
> it all the time, if that makes sense. And the dog says 'woof' unless he's 
> a doberman that says 'grrrr'.

Imma hate those hungarian "warts".

-- 
Always do right.  This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
		-- Mark Twain