Source: so old it's lost
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C++ and ruby are weird, especially since C is somehow considered a reliable rifle. Rust betrays it's age
C is reliable in the sense that your C program reliably has memory leaks and security holes.
As does C#. The Windows-specific parts are not the parts most developers will use these days.
I took it as the donkey being .NET
C# is .Net though. It's only syntax without it.
I think it's definitely a dig at windows, because that used to be the primary issue with c#, you could only really target windows and you could only write it using windows. You could run .net framework applications on Linux, but it was a lot of work and it really underperformed (which would fit the timeline of 2015, when this comic was first posted). Now with .net core you can make a self contained executable that can run on anything.
You can even compile to a native executable these days I believe so you don't have to have the .net runtime installed or bundled.
2015? I'm sure last time I saw this it was way before 2015
Agree. That one didn't age well...
The M1 Garand is known for having a problem during reloading where you have to stick your thumb in a slot that's about to shut very hard. There are techniques to avoid getting pinched, but "Garand thumb" is a well-known phrase among vintage rifle enthusiasts.
This fits C very well.
C is a knife. The basic thing you can build weapons (programming languages) with.
Or a screwdriver?
Yes. Knives can also be used as screwdrivers for fasteners with a "blade" or "flat" head.
It's a screwdriver without a head because you have to build it yourself
You are confusing C with UNIX
same difference
The old joke is that C++ is an octopus made by nailing legs to a dog.
So it should probably be a rifle-chaku made by connecting two Garands with a chain.
C# vs Java is also really weird since C# started out as basically a Java clone.
I watched Jon Gjenset's stream where he implemented the beginnings of a BitTorrent client in Rust and of the four hours about 25% of it was spent wrestling with quirks in serde and reqwest.
It was pretty discouraging watching a pro have to fight the ecosystem so hard.