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fanf2
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Pijul: Version-Control Post-Git [video]
Off topic, but “etcpp” is a new one for me. Wiktionary suggests it is German, which amuses me because I write “etc. usw.” to mean the same thing.
mqus
on Aug 12, 2023
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whoops :D thought it was more international than this, since its pretty much as latin as etc. Interesting!
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I read it as a little joke referring to C++, for what it's worth.
maleldil
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What's the difference between etcpp and etc?
fanf2
on Aug 12, 2023
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The pp implies there are manny more things, as opposed to just some more things.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/etc._pp
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mqus
on Aug 13, 2023
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sibling is right, although for me its mostly a habit, I rarely use etc.
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