Linus Torvalds hates C++

**ErosOlmi** · 24-09-2007, 07:38

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.v...43/focus=57918

What nice and polite discussions ;D

**Petr Schreiber** · 24-09-2007, 10:03

Hi,

I did not expect it to be that brutal ;D

Petr

**Michael Hartlef** · 24-09-2007, 16:19

A good read, that's for sure.

Felt like some times in the Codingmonkeys forum

**ErosOlmi** · 24-09-2007, 16:45

I remain quite bad impressed on the rude replies Mr Linux did.
Ok, his "opponent" came in and the first post he did was about C++ but later posts explain it better. Why not remain polite?
Maybe open-source world is quite a jungle, and if you are not the lion you will be the meal of the lion.

**Michael Clease** · 24-09-2007, 16:50

Best we keep the animals out then ;D

**Randall** · 24-09-2007, 18:01

Seems hard to believe the primary spokesperson for Linux would publicly post in such a manner. I do not follow Linus Torvalds, and cannot judge if this is in character for him. Could this be someone impersonating Linus Torvalds in an attempt to discredit him?

**Michael Hartlef** · 24-09-2007, 18:15

Well, I know a few very talented coders who are asses when it comes to communicating with their users or other people. They think they are high and mighty as they get treated like they are. To some people these people are like gods. I kinda can imagine where an attitude like this comes from.

**hemmrao** · 28-07-2010, 19:07

For me Letus-C book helped a lot

very good read . .

**zlatkoAB** · 28-07-2010, 20:25

Who knows what he mean about Basic ?

**LanceGary** · 29-07-2010, 00:34

Originally Posted by Michael Hartlef

Well, I know a few very talented coders who are asses when it comes to communicating with their users or other people. They think they are high and mighty as they get treated like they are. To some people these people are like gods. I kinda can imagine where an attitude like this comes from.

To me it reads like the writings of someone who has had every decision criticized and who now reacts to even mild criticism. It is hard when every one has access to your code and feels free to tell you that you could have done it so much better had you done it using X or Y or Z. Just my opinion, of course.

Lance