Which is bigger?

[wtf]

C++ or Spanish?

[anonymous23323124]

I'm guessing Spanish is more abundant. But I'm ready to stand up for C++. I certainly think it's more important ;)

[Catfish]

Do you mean in terms of memory consumption or number of amateur speakers? ;)

[Duthomhas]

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#incluye <iostream> usando std::cout; ent main() { para (ent n = 0; n < 10; n++) cout << "Por que no usar ambos juntos? :-)\n"; devuelve 0; }

Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-) Why not use both together? :-)

    Hey, at least I made some effort to make it readable for English-speakers writers, so no grief now.

[wtf]

Shouldn't that be:

Hey, at least I made some effort to make it readable for English speakers writers readers, so no grief now.

[m4ster r0shi]

Technically, yes. But if you know how to write, you also know how to read (and vice versa).

[firedraco]

But if you know how to write, you also know how to read (and vice versa).

That's not quite true. I can read a good amount of Japanese that I can't write.

[m4ster r0shi]

I guess then it would be safe to say it for languages
that use the latin alphabet, or if I erased 'vice versa'.

[Duthomhas]

I meant what I said.

It is not uncommon for someone to be fluent on the net with a specific written language but unable to orally communicate with it.

As for the read/write stuff, it is easier to read than it is to write. This is because the brain is better at recognizing patterns than reproducing them.

:-)

[firedraco]

As for the read/write stuff, it is easier to read than it is to write. This is because the brain is better at recognizing patterns than reproducing them.

Yep. So true...

[GisleAune]

Isn't it possible to -- though badly -- translate some of C++ with a load of #defines? Think I saw that somewhere. It might do more bad than good though.

[ModShop]

GisleAune wrote:

Isn't it possible to -- though badly -- translate some of C++ with a load of #defines?

If you really wanted to, although I think your time would be better spent memorizing a few keywords and actually programming, not taking the time to #define every keyword into your own language.

[GisleAune]

^Good point. However, i wasn't really stating that it was a good idea.

[wtf]

If you can #define keywords in c++, technically that means that c++ is infinitely big.

[ModShop]

wtf wrote:

If you can #define keywords in c++, technically that means that c++ is infinitely big.

Not necessarily, just because you give a keyword multiple substitutions doesn't mean that you added anything additional to the language. You can rename me or give me as many nicknames as you want, but I'm still 1 person:)

[Baso]

C++ or Spanish????

Well I like banana.

[wtf]

doesn't mean that you added anything additional to the language.

Doesn't have to.

You can rename me or give me as many nicknames as you want, but I'm still 1 person:)

Incorrect.
Assuming your name is ModShop, you are a person with 1 name.
If I were to nickname you John Smith, now you'd be a person with 2 different names.
Not the same as before.

[Albatross]

ModShop wrote:

You can rename me or give me as many nicknames as you want, but I'm still 1 person:)

wtf wrote:

Incorrect.
Assuming your name is ModShop, you are a person with 1 name.
If I were to nickname you John Smith, now you'd be a person with 2 different names.

QED.

-Albatross

[Disch]

Well what makes a language "bigger"?

Is it the number of words?

To continue with wtf's example (and to play devil's advocate with Alby)

"A person with 1 name vs a person with 2 names" is akin to saying "a language with 1 word vs a language with 2 words".

Yes, by adding a new word you still only have 1 language. But that doesn't mean the language itself hasn't grown to become "bigger".

[Duthomhas]

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

const char* A = "C++";
const char* B = "Spanish";

int main()
  {
  cout << "Which is bigger, " << A << " or " << B << "?\n";
  cout << A << ( (A < B) ? " < "
               : (A > B) ? " > "
               :           " = " ) << B << endl;
  return 0;
  }