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Nick Roberts wrote:
> Q: How many Ada programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
> 
> A: About half as many as the number of C++ programmers required.
> Furthermore, the bulb tends to last much longer before needing to be
> changed again. Also, it's almost unheard of for the bulb not to fit the
> socket.

But it requires a power saw to open up the container so that
you can take the light bulb out. Then the discarded packing
material fills up your whole trash bin. :-)