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From: Marc C <mc.provisional@gmail.com>
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On Sep 13, 8:53=A0am, Yannick Duch=EAne (Hibou57)
<yannick_duch...@yahoo.fr> wrote:

> The link says =93C makes you feel like a 1337 h@xx0r;=94 What does this =
=A0
> sentence means ?

"C makes you feel like an [elite] [hacker]".

Utilizing the terse, cryptic programming style that C lends itself to
can cause one to assert a claim of being a highly capable programmer.

The author's formulation and use of "leetspeak" (https://
secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Leet) in the sentence is
intended to be ironic.

Marc A. Criley