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0 pointsswader9994y ago0 comments

First time I've ever heard the term 'footgun'

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It’s a reference to a decades-old quote from Bjarne Stroustrup, C++’s creator:

“In C++ it’s harder to shoot yourself in the foot, but when you do, you blow off your whole leg.”

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0 pointsswader9994y ago0 comments

First time I've ever heard the term 'footgun'

It’s a reference to a decades-old quote from Bjarne Stroustrup, C++’s creator:

“In C++ it’s harder to shoot yourself in the foot, but when you do, you blow off your whole leg.”

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse