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 My brother sent me this:

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C is Latin, the root of all modern languages, the whole universe used to speak it.

C++ is French, it’s Latin with fancy rules, used by the elite around the world & in specific circles.

JavaScript is English, everybody speaks it, most speakers speak it poorly and others don’t bother learning another language.

Java is German, it’s verbose, over-complicated and it made me cry several times. I won’t elaborate.

Python is Esperanto, it was created to be so easy everyone could speak it. Its speakers could benefit from a shower once in a while.

Rust is Russian, most speakers have an authoritarian left background and want to spread it worldwide.
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