Turing-Complete Everything

Text on the meme

SECOND EDITION THE C ANSI C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE BRIAN W. KERNIGHAN DENNIS M. RITCHIE Not Turing Complete C++ Turing-Complete Templates R Turing-Complete Type System Vim Turing-Complete Keybindings

What it means

A four-panel progression shows Vince McMahon becoming increasingly ecstatic as programming concepts go from C to C++, Rust’s type system, and finally Vim keybindings. The joke is that each successive tool is humorously described as more “Turing-complete,” escalating from a programming language to templates, a type system, and editor shortcuts. It is used as a reaction to celebrate absurdly powerful or overengineered technical features.

Who

Vince McMahon (WWE)

Objects

book cover / обложка книги programming language book / книга по языку программирования C logo / логотип C C++ logo / логотип C++Rust logo / логотип Rust Vim logo / логотип Vim four-panel meme / мем из четырёх панелей man in a suit / мужчина в костюме tan suit / бежевый костюм white shirt / белая рубашка arena audience / зрители на арене stage lighting / сценическое освещение excited facial expression / восторженное выражение лица open mouth / открытый рот red-tinted face / лицо с красным оттенком