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0 pointsmikeash13y ago0 comments

For me, and perhaps others, this is because C++ enshrines idiotic counter-intuitive operator overloading in its standard library.

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tragomaskhalos13y ago

Examples ?

mikeashOP13y ago

The use of << and >> for streams is the one that always comes to mind. So minor, and yet so awful.

tragomaskhalos13y ago

Well this is clearly a matter of taste; the visual implication of movement (http://images.google.com/images?q=diversion+sign+chevrons) is quite elegant IMHO, and the precedence seems natural also. But others' mileage obviously varies ...

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0 pointsmikeash13y ago0 comments

For me, and perhaps others, this is because C++ enshrines idiotic counter-intuitive operator overloading in its standard library.

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tragomaskhalos13y ago

Examples ?

mikeashOP13y ago

The use of << and >> for streams is the one that always comes to mind. So minor, and yet so awful.

tragomaskhalos13y ago

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