cat-v.org claims that C++ was invented as a joke... Is it a joke?

SoleSoul · 2010-12-04 23:11:40

Here is a (made up?) interview with Bjarne Stroustrup. He says

"It was only supposed to be a joke, I never thought people would take the book seriously. Anyone with half a brain can see that object-oriented programming is counter-intuitive, illogical and inefficient.."

http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++/I … or_you_all

Well, wth?

This site looks as if it was from outer space. I don't know what to think.

The most weird part of the site is their "harmful stuff" section. It is very interesting but there is a semi-insane scent to it all.
I'm really confused...

http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/c++
http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/java

I'm very interested in your opinions.

drcouzelis · 2010-12-04 23:29:09

It's not true. http://www.snopes.com/computer/program/stroustrup.asp

And my opinion is that C++ should not be as popular as it is.

SoleSoul · 2010-12-04 23:46:10

Thanks.
They look like respectable people. They develop some nice projects. That's why I thought their site should be a reliable source. Don't they know that it's a fake interview, or they think it's funny to make people believe in ridiculous things?

Anyway, they raise some interesting arguments. Any more opinions about their line of thought?

karol · 2010-12-05 00:02:32

SoleSoul wrote:

Thanks.
They look like respectable people. They develop some nice projects. That's why I thought their site should be a reliable source. Don't they know that it's a fake interview, or they think it's funny to make people believe in ridiculous things?
Anyway, they raise some interesting arguments. Any more opinions about their line of thought?

Who's "they"? IIRC Uriel is in charge of the cat-v.org site and 'insane' is an accurate description of that fellow :-)

Allan · 2010-12-05 01:23:00

But it is on the internet... It must be true!

skottish · 2010-12-05 01:26:26

Allan wrote:

But it is on the internet... It must be true!

You're just scared 'cuz you're a C++ coder...

He broke it and you had nothing to do with it.

jasonwryan · 2010-12-05 01:31:40

He's not insane. He is just ruthless in his clarity.

karol · 2010-12-05 01:40:47

jasonwryan wrote:

He's not insane. He is just ruthless in his clarity.

Same thing ;-)

Ambrose Bierce "Devil's Dictionary" wrote:

MAD, adj.
Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech and action derived by the conformants from study of themselves; at odds with the majority; in short, unusual. It is noteworthy that persons are pronounced mad by officials destitute of evidence that themselves are sane. For illustration, this present (and illustrious) lexicographer is no firmer in the faith of his own sanity than is any inmate of any madhouse in the land; yet for aught he knows to the contrary, instead of the lofty occupation that seems to him to be engaging his powers he may really be beating his hands against the window bars of an asylum and declaring himself Noah Webster, to the innocent delight of many thoughtless spectators.

jasonwryan · 2010-12-05 02:17:57

karol wrote:

jasonwryan wrote:
He's not insane. He is just ruthless in his clarity.
Same thing ;-)

Um, no. The first is libel, the second a compliment.

Allan · 2010-12-05 02:20:25

And I am very litigious.

CountDuckula · 2010-12-05 08:16:55

Well this is what they say on Uncyclopedia about C++ - surely thats the end of the debate...

Fuzzo · 2010-12-05 09:15:49

A language that has so many features allows great flexibility in technique. Whether this is good or not is up to opinion.

tl;dr: Dolphin tits.

fsckd · 2010-12-06 23:31:22

SoleSoul wrote:

Thanks.
They look like respectable people. They develop some nice projects. That's why I thought their site should be a reliable source. Don't they know that it's a fake interview, or they think it's funny to make people believe in ridiculous things?
Anyway, they raise some interesting arguments. Any more opinions about their line of thought?

That "interview" predates cat-v.org by many, many years.

Last edited by fsckd (2010-12-07 01:04:28)

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