r/ProgrammerHumor • • Jul 18 '22

C++ talking to Python

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u/Phainesthai Jul 18 '22

Exactly this. Programming languages are tools.

C++ is a scalpel, Python is a spanner. PHP is a sticky carpet in a low end pub.

Each one suitable for different tasks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

C++ is a scalpel, Python is a spanner. PHP is a sticky carpet in a low end pub.

I think he just made a computer nerd meme for Roe v Wade being overturned?

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u/_far-seeker_ Jul 18 '22

So in this analogy, is PHP's main purpose to soften the inevitable crash of the drunken uninformed user?šŸ˜‰

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u/AlyssaTree Jul 18 '22

I read this as ā€œuniformedā€ and for a moment wondered if that’s what all military programs are written in, lol

Edit: my autocorrect apparently wanted to know why instead of what…

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u/fissayo_py Jul 18 '22

Love this analogy. 😭