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CppCon 2016: Dan Saks “extern c: Talking to C Programmers about C++”

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What it is

Dan Saks's CppCon 2016 talk on why C programmers resist C++ and how to talk to them about it. He argues that persuasion rarely works by arguing and examines the culture gap between the two communities.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in C versus C++ and embedded threads as the expert view on adoption and persuasion.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “The mentioned cppcon presentation by Dan Saks is awesome. Highly recommend watching even if you are not interested in C or C++”

    Awesome talk worth watching regardless of interest.

    drummer, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Modern C++ gamedev: thoughts and misconceptions”

  2. “If you prefer to listen to someone actually relevant in the C++ embedded community, here is what Dan Saks has to say about it.”

    Expert view on C++ in embedded.

    pjmlp, 2018-02 · Recommendation · in “C++ and the Culture of Complexity (2013)”

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Topics: c++, c, embedded, cppcon, language adoption

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