Retiring a favourite C++ joke • Hacker News Board

lisper wrote: post #8

jasoneckert wrote: post #5

It's an OK C++ joke, but not great. I could certainly give the author a few pointers...

And I could add a couple of references.

I can only use them after they're free.

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

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Post by kwertyoowiyop » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:30 AM UTC

zamnos wrote: post #13

lisper wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And I could add a couple of references.

I can only use them after they're free.

Narrator: They weren’t actually free.

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

#15

Post by cozzyd » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:35 AM UTC

favorited wrote: post #2

There's dozens of people who would get it... DOZENS!

yes, I would have thought the "better" version would be

  int tobias[24]; 
  delete tobias;

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

#16

Post by mwcremer » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:45 AM UTC

My favorite C++ joke is: Have you heard about the new object-oriented version of COBOL?

It’s called “ADD 1 TO COBOL”

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

#17

Post by u801e » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:51 AM UTC

Even the compilers are in on some jokes:

    $ gcc -xc - : In function ‘main’:
    :1:45: error: ‘long long long’ is too long for GCC

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

#18

Post by jaimehrubiks » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 3:58 AM UTC

kwertyoowiyop wrote: post #14

zamnos wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can only use them after they're free.

Narrator: They weren’t actually free.

Let's make sure, I'll make a callok?

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

#19

Post by photochemsyn » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 4:03 AM UTC

Do modern cars even allow you to step on the accelerator and the brake at the same time?

Re: Retiring a favourite C++ joke

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Post by HnUser12 » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 4:14 AM UTC

photochemsyn wrote: post #19

Do modern cars even allow you to step on the accelerator and the brake at the same time?

I guess you technically can’t in an EV with regenerative braking.

(But maybe they do have an actual brake pedal?)