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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by nscalf on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @08:31PM (#14305054)
I'm sure it's not valid across the board, but most of the internet shortenings that we use in english are acronyms---lol, stfu, wtf, rofl, hbu, asl, etc. I'm actually having a hard time thinking of some common abbreviations. I guess "func" short for "function" is a common example.
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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by dyarosla on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @08:46PM (#14305100)
Programming has plenty of common abbreviations: obj, str, char, btn
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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by Jach on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @09:29PM (#14305271)
Plus old programmers had to pay a heavy vowel tax so many, even unnecessary, abbreviations stick with us. I worked with an older guy on a game once, "extern struct CollisionManager g_clisn_mngr" is an example of the sort of things we did...
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