D in comics

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:28:11 -0400, Caligo <iteronvexor at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Steven Schveighoffer  
> <schveiguy at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> I think you guys are missing the joke.
>>
>> Question: You know C++?  (interpreted as a programming question, what's
>> the result of C++)
>>
>> Answer: is it D?
>>
>> -Steve
>>
>
> No, I didn't miss the joke, but I was tyring to say that in 5-10 years
> we'll still be asking "Do you know C++?" instead of "Do you know D?".  At
> the moment nobody is hiring D programmers.  Besides, if D was as popular  
> as
> Java or C++, then the joke wouldn't be as funny.

I think you missed the joke too, but my response wasn't to you, it was to  
Jesse and Jacob.

I think it's even possible the comic's author never heard of D.

-Steve