Are we being attacked?

[jemfinch]

Is it just me, or has C++ suddenly gained some unprecedented amount of popularity among new programmers? Our front page is littered with questions about C++. It's surprising, since, until recently, we very rarely saw things about C++.

Oh how I wish new programmers would pick a more appropriate language, like Python...

Jeremy

[binaryDigit]

no but i've noticed a trend in this forum.
when i first started posting here, most questions were about c/c++ then a rash of perl related questions then some java a few python and now back to c++

of course i could also be full of sh*t
but i'm bored ... slackware 8 is installing on my lappy

[EscapeCharacter]

heres one on python :) http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=14&t=003382

[jkm]

It's probably one of those metoobie trends just like all the cluebies trying to pick up the el17e$7 things they see whenever somebody says something is cool.

[prince_kenshi]

I'm still waiting for that flood of assembler questions... [taps his foot]

[TacKat]

Assembly is too much of an underground thing to be commonly asked about nowadays. 'Tis a shame really. People tell me that I'm using an outdated method, that it's no longer needed anymore, that I'm wasting my time. I think I'm going to end up being the last generation of assembly programmers :(

[Xprotocol]

Knowing assembly is still a plus when looking for a good programming job. I read somewhere that sometimes programmers will write certain parts of a program dirrectly into assembler and bypass their language completly. If you're refering to assembly programming as a hobby, then yes, you are the last :p.

[prince_kenshi]

Assembler programming will never die. We'd have nothing without it. You may be the last generation to use it, but you're definately not the last person, not while I'm here.