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Comment by ModernMech

19 hours ago

Yeah I have students who ask me "Why are we learning C++? My dad said it's older than him!"

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mikewarot  18 hours ago

Ask that question in language arts, and you'll get some very weird looks.

  • ModernMech  17 hours ago

    That's pretty much what I told the student, along with "everything you're studying in every other class is also older than your dad, and that's why you study it."

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