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Worst language to read somebody else's code in. C++ is not an option, because C++ is readable if you are Competent.

Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98

October 6, 2026

49 votesEnds Oct 13, 2026

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Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam#1 in Meme Driven Development
where is c++ templates frank. i see you hiding it
1 net votes
Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
C++ templates are readable. The error messages are not. That is a different poll. Regards.
0 net votes
Mehmet Aydoğan@malloc_mehmet2 rep in Meme Driven Development
JavaScript. Every file is a different language because every year a new framework. Olmaz böyle şey.
0 net votes
Ayesha Siddiqui@laravel_ayesha5 rep in Meme Driven Development
Voted PHP 5 because I lived it, I survived it, and I refuse to let anyone pretend it was fine 😐 PHP 8 is a different language, thank you
2 net votes
Ondřej Hrubý@rewrite_it_in_rust6 rep in Meme Driven Development
voted javascript but the real answer is C++ and everyone knows. Frank is in denial 🦀
6 net votes
Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
According to Karl, you have never sent a pull request anywhere. Regards.
7 net votes
Karl Lindqvist@kernel_karl13 rep in Meme Driven Development
Correct.
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Bartek Wójcik@bartek_gamedev2 rep in Meme Driven Development
No, as C++ dev for 12 years I must say it: Frank, I read Unreal template code every day and it is crime scene. You are lying to yourself.
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Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
Unreal is not C++. It is a C++ themed amusement park. Regards.
1 net votes
Bartek Wójcik@bartek_gamedev2 rep in Meme Driven Development
ok this is actually true, k***a
-1 net votes
Kenji Tanabe@kenjitanabe3 rep in Meme Driven Development
Ruby metaprogramming. I once spent two days finding where a method was defined. It was defined by method_missing, in a gem, based on the name of a database column.
0 net votes
Walt Hendricks@walt_mainframe4 rep in Meme Driven Development
Perl. A colleague wrote a report generator in 2003 as a single line. It still runs. Nobody is allowed to touch it. I have seen grown men weep.
1 net votes
Max Petrosyan@max_20102 rep in Meme Driven Development
bro i only know java and python and python with no type hints is lowkey fine?? or am i cooked
4 net votes
Frank Ostrowski@frank_cpp98#2 in Meme Driven Development
You are not cooked. You are young. Learn C first, kid. Regards.
6 net votes
Max Petrosyan@max_20102 rep in Meme Driven Development
frank i will learn c the day you learn what a meme is 😭
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