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Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out [video] (youtube.com)
8 points by snvzz 5 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



I found this context via search https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42254608

It's a straightforward recounting of the events.


Thank-you. I found if a reviewer requests a rename, ask what it ought to be. That avoids a lot of back-and-forth, and the suggestion returns vetted.

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We chose C++ because it combines powerful abstraction facilities with faithful representation of the underlying machine...

Identity, a primitive notion of our perception of reality, determines the sameness of a thing changing over time. Attributes of a concrete entity can change without affecting its identity. A snapshot of a concrete entity is a complete collection of its attributes at a particular point in time...

-- Elements of Programming (2009). Stepanov, Alexander. McJones, Paul.


Andrew Tomazos defended himself from the psychological warfare tactic of debasement. Congratulations.




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