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Demise of C++?

Posted by Hemos on from the reports-of-my-death-have-greatly.h dept.

fashla writes "Several somber and soul searching threads have been recently posted to the USENET newsgroup comp.lang.c++ such as "C++ is Dead" and "A Dying Era". The reason for this reflective mood is the sudden demise of the magazine C/C++ Users Journal (CUJ) http://www.cuj.com/ that had been published by CMP Media. Participating in the posts have been such C++ luminaries such as Bjarne Stroustrup and P.J. Plauger. While some contributers think that CUJ's demise is due to the general trend away from print, others think something else is afoot..."

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  1. C++ Dying? by jetsfandb · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they want my C++ compiler they will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands!

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  2. Netcraft by just_another_sean · · Score: 5, Funny

    Has Netcraft confirmed this?

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  3. In todays hasty world... by ballpoint · · Score: 4, Funny

    C++ still is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time to program anything in it, because we do not program anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to program.

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