A joke mascot for a joke language:
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This is satire, right?
https://www.stroustrup.com/ieee_interview.pdf
EDIT: Non-PDF flavour: https://www.stroustrup.com/ieee_interview.html
Yep it’s satire, and it’s so well written they had to put a disclaimer at the bottom of the article.
ok, that's an incredible read
I agree
It's a joke
The mascot is just another poke in the eye. Good read, thanks.
Holy shit I haven't seen an eircom.net anything in years. Does that link work for you all? Doesn't work for me.
I thought that was all done away with long before Eir discontinued Eircom emails.
Rofl! How did you even find this?
Wait, really?
No, sadly not, I was excited, but this is a Uncyclopedia joke.
Someone sells a custom plush toy for it: https://www.deviantart.com/annushkatoys/art/Mascot-plush-rat-Keith-C-809849905
a must-have for every competitive programmer
the Go gopher can eat its heart out, Keith is here to stay
But he's fast as fuck once he gets going
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