OSNews article about C++09 degenerates into C++ vs. D discussion

[John Reimer]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:29:07 -0800, Steve Horne  
<stephenwantshornenospam100 at aol.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:53:41 -0800, Sean Kelly <sean at f4.ca> wrote:
>
>> Walter Bright wrote:
>
>>> That's to be expected. Many people have bet their careers on C++ being
>>> the greatest ever, and nothing can change their mind.
>
>> That said, I do agree that C++ is an "older"
>> language in terms of its users, and that D is much "younger" in this
>> respect.  It makes perfect sense.  C++ has been around for a long time
>> and D has not, and few professional programmers seem inclined to learn
>> new things.  If anything, they're more likely to refine their existing
>> skill set and stick to their "specialty."
>
> Oh no. C++ is the new COBOL. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
>


He he.. It's inevitable... the languages start to date developers.

The same thing works for operating systems.  When I mention I used some of  
the very first Slackware linux releases in the 1990s (maybe around 19993  
or 94) because I was desperate to move away from the DOS/Win16 platform...  
well, even a minor thing like that starts dating me among the younger  
generation of linux gurus (a linux guru, I am not... still after all these  
years).  At 31, I'm an in-betweener... not that old... but old enough that  
computer history is leaving it's mark in my memories. :)

-JJR