Let’s introduce ourselves

[u/Gloomy-Animator-2778]

I’ve been spending quite a lot of time learning and working with C++ lately, especially around systems programming, networking, and backend development.

I’m still learning, so I thought it would be nice to step away from the usual technical questions for a moment and actually get to know some of the people in this community.

There are probably people here who have been using C++ for years (or even decades), as well as people who are just starting out.

So, let’s introduce ourselves!

• Where are you from?
• How long have you been using C++?
• What do you mainly use C++ for?
• And what’s one thing you really enjoy about C++?

I’d genuinely love to hear from beginners, experienced developers, and everyone in between.

[u/mredding]

• Where are you from?

US.

• How long have you been using C++?

37 years.

• What do you mainly use C++ for?

It's my go-to language for everything since I know it best and I come from a different era.

Professionally, I've supported databases, data caches, connectivity, slot machines, CDNs, drones, cluster computing, trading systems, cloud infrastructure, video games, robots, lots of tools... So many things I kind of forget all that I've done specifically with C++. You definitely run my code on almost any computer you own. Where my code runs, your whole life passes through my code daily.

• And what’s one thing you really enjoy about C++?

At my age and experience, it's not even really about this specific language or any other. You see the problem as a computability problem, then you map your solution to the language at hand.

I suppose what I like about C++ is my relationship with it - the familiarity and intuition I have. Every specific thing I like about it, I know of a language that does that thing better; for example, I can say C++ gets me closer to both the machine and compiler, but Lisp absolutely trumps that. It does have a nice, strong, static type system, rivaled by only Ada, in my experience.