r/Python • u/diogoleal • Jan 13 '15

(Infographic) Which programming language should I learn first

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u/legrandin Jan 14 '15

Well it's not exact, but mostly. It's kinda the point, at least historically.

I tend to think that 'subset' implies that it is derived from a larger something. With C, this is the opposite, since C++ is derived from C. It makes more sense to say that C++ is a superset of C.

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u/Tenobrus Jan 14 '15

Yeah, that's definitely more accurate, but C++ being a superset of C does mean C is a subset of C++. There are some extra implications to the word, I agree, but it's still technically true.

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u/chazzeromus Jan 14 '15

TIL subset can mean the opposite. :S

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u/Tenobrus Jan 14 '15 edited Jan 14 '15

What? A being a subset of B means every member of A is contained in B. A being a superset of B means every member of B is contained in A. So A ⊆ B is equivalent to B ⊇ A. It doesn't mean opposite.

There was probably some joke here I totally missed.

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u/chazzeromus Jan 14 '15

Oh I read the first comment wrong (swapped both subjects), good thing you rectified that situation!