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| "A Call to Rediscover the Spirit of C++" [message #61790] |
Thu, 04 September 2025 16:48  |
BetoValle
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Registered: September 2020
Location: Brasil Valinhos SP
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In these fast-paced times -- where time itself seems to vanish -- we believe it's time to return to the roots.
We are not merely coders.
We are thinkers. Engineers. Learners. Souls on a journey.
And in that journey, "memory is central" -- not just in the machine, but in our minds.
Our ability to reason, to trace, to manage complexity -- all of it relies on "mental clarity", which we sharpen through challenge.
> "C++ is not hard -- it's just honest."
> It doesn't hide reality behind layers of abstraction. It confronts us with it -- and that is where growth happens.
Garbage collectors, scripting shortcuts, and high-level abstractions have their place -- but only "after" we've understood what's really happening.
To offer beginners a way around memory management is to rob them of the very understanding they came here to seek.
This is not elitism. It's truth.
And truth, when faced directly, "liberates".
We call upon the "Ultimate++" community, and all C++ developers out there:
Let's "reignite this flame" -- not out of nostalgia, but out of a desire to remember what made us fall in love with this craft in the first place.
Let us "create tools and spaces" where the challenge is welcomed, not avoided.
Where deep understanding is encouraged, not bypassed.
Because C++ trains the mind like no other language.
Every `new`, every pointer, every stack frame -- it's a deliberate thought.
Every compile-time error is a message: *"Think better."*
In a world where "easy" has become the norm, "C++ reminds us to aim higher."
And finally, let us remember:
> "Fear is our greatest enemy."
Not C++. Not complexity. Not time.
We are all connected -- by the first unit of "spiritual DNA" that ties us back to our Creator.
And He wants nothing but our growth, our good, our awakening.
We came into this life to learn -- and what better way to learn than to "face the truth, head on", in every line of code, in every bug, in every breakthrough.
So let's move -- not away from complexity, but toward understanding.
Let's build the next wave of developers -- not as library-users, but as "thinkers, engineers, creators".
Let's do it together.
For the Ultimate++ community -- and all those who still believe in the power of code to shape not only machines, but minds.
Thanks!
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| Re: "A Call to Rediscover the Spirit of C++" [message #61793 is a reply to message #61792] |
Sun, 07 September 2025 08:24  |
Oblivion
Messages: 1228
Registered: August 2007
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Quote:"Ohhh, Rust," Kernigham said, to audience laughter.
Link of the talk: https://youtu.be/WEb_YL1K1Qg?si=3ZvhljHhjbxTpiav&t=3742
I tried to write stuff in Rust several times. It wasn't bad (except for the compilation part ), but it really has a overly convoluted and strange syntax (at least for me).
It really has a nice solution (borrow checker) for a subset of coding errors.
However, I think many people observe the same thing: If you're not going to rewrite everyting by yourself (which is a PITA by itself), you need to use crates (similar to U++ packages). And the more you use the crates the more you get "unsafe" code all around. So it gives a false sense of security, which is IMO even dangerous.
Best regards,
Oblivion
Github page: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat
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