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“C has known memory footguns. C++, due to its complexity, has footnukes.” - Hacker News comment (programming.dev)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by armchair_progamer@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] smpl@discuss.tchncs.de 90 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The quote is a derivative of something Bjarne Stroustrup said himself¹.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off

1: https://www.stroustrup.com/quotes.html

[–] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

A citation with a superscript number reference in a comment? Impressive.

[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Makes sense C++ makes everything harder

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 63 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I need a fact check on that first image please

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You're more cautious with a meme than that lady with a grenade.

[–] dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

pretty much any software made by @dosuser123456@lemmy.sdf.org is a ticking time bomb regardless of language tbh

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Was it a sudden realization? Did it make a big big noise?