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C++er

C++er noun: one who uses the C++ programming language.

Noun

C++er (plural C++ers)

  1. One who uses the C++ programming language.
    • Non C++-ers have probably noticed the strange-looking WPPoint& return type declaration for all those overloaded operators: / WPPoint& operator++() { ++x; ++y; return *this;} / WPPoint& operator--() { --x; --y; return *this;} / Huh? What’s & doing there?1992, Paul DiLascia, Windows++: Writing Reusable Windows Code in C++, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 24
    • Smalltalkers will thus gleefully make ad hominum^([sic]) attacks by noting the folly of large C++ projects (“Small is beautiful” is the appropriate rallying cry), but C++ers will often counter by pointing out the lack of disciplined development by some Smalltalkers.1993, Object Magazine, volume 3, COOT, Incorporated, page 28

Examples of C++er in a sentence

  • However, for the majority of C++ers, who either didn’t care or were more concerned with building programs than fighting holy wars, MFC hit a chord.1999, Chris Corry, The Waite Group’s COM/DCOM Primer Plus, Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 142:
  • Disagreement between Smalltalkers and C++ers gains added interest from the fact that both claim to be the direct heirs of another, older, language, SIMULA.2004, David West, Object Thinking, Microsoft Press, →ISBN, page 37:

Forms of C++er

pluralC++ers
alternative formC++'er

Origin of C++er

From C++ + -er.

Questions about C++er

What does C++er mean?
C++er means one who uses the C++ programming language.
How do you use C++er in a sentence?
However, for the majority of C++ers, who either didn’t care or were more concerned with building programs than fighting holy wars, MFC hit a chord.
What part of speech is C++er?
C++er is a noun.
What is the plural of C++er?
The plural of C++er is C++ers.

Words near C++er in the dictionary

  1. c*t
  2. C+
  3. C++
  4. C++'er
  5. C++'ers
  6. C++er
  7. C++ers
  8. c-
  9. C--
  10. C-1
  11. C-17

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