AIDS C++ README Joke

aids I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as C++, is in fact, C/C++, or as I've recently taken to calling it, C plus C++. C++ is not an programming language unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning C system made useful by the libc, preprocessor and vital system components comprising a full programming language as defined by POSIX. — T inus L orvalds std replacement for C++. Designed to aid developers to a better programming experience.

A fake GitHub README for “aids” displays a mock Linus Torvalds quote pedantically redefining C++ as C plus C, followed by a claim that it is a std replacement for C++. The joke uses the similarity between AIDS and the C++ standard library namespace “std” to make a deliberately absurd programming pun, suitable as a reaction to overcomplicated technical explanations. EN: A fake GitHub README for “aids” displays a mock Linus Torvalds quote pedantically redefining C++ as C plus C, followed by a claim that it is a std replacement for C++. The joke uses the similarity between AIDS and the C++ standard library namespace “std” to make a deliberately absurd programming pun, suitable as a reaction to overcomplicated technical explanations.

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