Four, plus one senior analyst to manage the project, one technical writer to correct the spelling and grammar of the one who documented it, one light bulb librarian, a sales-force of at least five to drum up enough users who want to turn the light on, 274 users to burn out the new bulb, at which point we go to tender for another light bulb change,...
Sorry, this is C++. A Person who is aProgrammer is not limited to just that, it may be that the same Personis aHardwareTechnician. They may also keep it part of their private life if they feel embarrassed, but that's implementation-defined.
its just a joke. i heard it while taking a hardware class... its like a blond joke. there are plenty of smart blondes. im a blonde, but theyre funny to listen to.
ok @lb and cheraphy: it is just a joke. dont take it so seriously. i know (not neccesarily well) twelve languages and im getting an A+ certification in hardware. i can fix the hardware issues of a computer in addition to programming. if every joke was 100% true then (with me being blonde) think of how stupid would be.
But he did fit new light-bulbs to C. That meant that he could see further, so it was renamed C++ as in see more...I know this to be true 'cos I read it on Internets. ;0)