FoxTrot by Bill Amend for July 19, 2001
July 18, 2001
July 20, 2001
Transcript:
Peter: What are you doing? Jason: Brushing up on my programming skills. Peter: In what computer language? Jason: None of your business. Peter: Ha! I knew it! Jason's a "C" student...Jason's a "C" student... Jason: I really wish they'd name this stuff better.
luckygal123 about 13 years ago
I….dont…..get…it..?
Short&Sweet about 13 years ago
@luckygal123 There’s a computer language called “C,” as well as others called “C++” and “C Sharp.”
gocomics over 10 years ago
@tbeardogg “c++ is basic”. Groaner of a pun there. And C++ was created at Bell Labs, not by Microsoft.
Anton Sherwood over 2 years ago
C is descended from B, which is descended from BCPL. It was debated whether the next member of the family should be P or D.
Until (among others) C++ came along, which in C means “add one to C”.
Extension Cord about 2 years ago
You cannot be talking Peter.