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Re: C++ quiz - Maths and acccuracy

June 9th, 2020, 10:00 pm

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.03511.pdf

This would be one possible way to avoid annoying programming languages - automatically translate the code into another one!
 
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Re: C++ quiz - Maths and acccuracy

June 10th, 2020, 6:56 am

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.03511.pdf

This would be one possible way to avoid annoying programming languages - automatically translate the code into another one!
In theory, it works. In real life - with real programmers - it doesn't. Change control of unreadable code is usually a nightmare.
 
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Re: C++ quiz - Maths and acccuracy

September 27th, 2020, 12:08 pm

"C++ is not an object-oriented language"

From viewpoint of logic/philosophy, is it true or an example of 1) shock jock, 2) no true Scotsman fallacy?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUT201AXeJg

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"C++ is strictly not an object-oriented language"