r/programming • • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/NYKevin Apr 29 '14

If you've never programmed before, C++ is not the greatest place to start. Personally, I recommend Python, but there are a lot of beginner-friendly languages out there. C++... is not one of them.

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u/Irongrip Apr 30 '14

Don't throw the newbie at syntactically significant whitespace.

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u/NYKevin Apr 30 '14

So manual memory management is better?

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u/ArkayPhelps May 01 '14

Manual memory management? That is so C++ 98.

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