Hardcore programmer???
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What does exactly mean "Hardcore programmer"? For example, a C++ hardcore programmer. Thanks. :confused:
Main Entry: hard core Function: noun Date: 1936 1 : a central or fundamental and usually enduring group or part: as a : a relatively small enduring core of society marked by apparent resistance to change or inability to escape a persistent wretched condition (as poverty or chronic unemployment) b : a militant or fiercely loyal faction but when you speak of a hardcore C++ programmer, you're referring to a person who knows a lot about C++ programming and can do things with C++ that a typical programmer might not even know are possible - it's someone who is exceptionally good with C++. see guru, wiz. on the other hand, "hardcore" also implies that the person might be overly focused on C++, at the expense of other languages ("resistance to change", above); or that the person might be overly fond of solutions that are less than obvious, just for the sake of displaying his C++ abilities. see showoff, zealot, crusader. in my opinion. -c
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Main Entry: hard core Function: noun Date: 1936 1 : a central or fundamental and usually enduring group or part: as a : a relatively small enduring core of society marked by apparent resistance to change or inability to escape a persistent wretched condition (as poverty or chronic unemployment) b : a militant or fiercely loyal faction but when you speak of a hardcore C++ programmer, you're referring to a person who knows a lot about C++ programming and can do things with C++ that a typical programmer might not even know are possible - it's someone who is exceptionally good with C++. see guru, wiz. on the other hand, "hardcore" also implies that the person might be overly focused on C++, at the expense of other languages ("resistance to change", above); or that the person might be overly fond of solutions that are less than obvious, just for the sake of displaying his C++ abilities. see showoff, zealot, crusader. in my opinion. -c
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I would have to go along with that. We used to have hardcore-pascal, hardcore-assembler etc. Remember the comment 'Pah, C will never catch on, its a weak language'. I have a confession to make. I started programming in assembler. After many years I was dragged kicking and screaming into C. After many weeks of 'What a crap language, I could do this project loads quicker in masm'. I was starting to do projects quicker, much to my annoyance. Then I started to actually like C. Specially when I wrote a utility in assembler, then wrote the same thing in C and compiled it only to discover the compiled C one ran faster than my asm one. The bastards. Did I learn a lesson? No. When C++ came out I said 'Pah, what a load of crap it will not last...... We do it for the joy of seeing the users struggle.