The computers are fast, but you don't know it

Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by pjmlp on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:55AM (#31775697)

> Ah, don't remind me Java people write C++ like they write Java, I've seen my fair share, thank you.

I always find this remark amusing, given that Java adopted the common patterns in C++ toolkits that precedded Java.

If anything they are writting C++ like it used to be on Turbo Vision, Object Windows Library, MPW, PowerPlant, MFC, wxWindows,....

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Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by bayindirh on Friday June 17, 2022 @05:18AM (#31775840)

The remark is rooted from variable naming and code organization mostly. I've seen a C++ codebase transferred to a java developer, and he disregarded everything from the old codebase. Didn't refactor the old code, and the new additions were done Java Style. CamelCase file/variable/function names, every class on its own file with ClassName.cpp files littered everywhere, it was a mess.

The code was math-heavy, and became completely unreadable and un-followable. He remarked "I'm a java developer, I do what I do, and as long as it works, I don't care".

That was really bad. It was a serious piece of code, in production.

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Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it by pjmlp on Friday June 17, 2022 @06:20AM (#31776196)

So basically " like it used to be on Turbo Vision, Object Windows Library, MPW, PowerPlant, MFC, wxWindows,..."

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