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C++ takes decades to master (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago by danhab99@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Feyd@programming.dev 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

C++ is my favorite language I've ever programmed in and is not even close, but I spent way too much of my time on code reviews because I couldn't trust almost anyone I worked with not to create dangling refs, memory leaks, etc

[–] plutopos@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let's see how Rust fares and if it proves a valid alternative

[–] arendjr@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago

Narrator: Rust has indeed already proven a very valid alternative.