I remember back in year 8, I was learning BASIC and we had to write the program on punch cards which got sent somewhere to compile and run. Mine came back a week later with a syntax error!
A computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match.
http://xkcd.com/137/ When I read this one I more or less fell in love with Randall Munroe. (not particularly funny, but thought provoking and inspiring, also NSFW by use of some language)
@xander337 Unlucky. That's happened to me in the past so now I CTRL+A, CTRL+C everything. Occasionally, though I CTRL+A, C everything and lose my post that way...
@Albatross So true.
And you can do that much more efficiently in Java.
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Unclopedia wrote:
A unique characteristic of C=C+1 it that it lets your friends handle your private parts. With the std or sexually transmitted disease namespace now in the language, it is essential to have your private parts protected.