Steve Johnson wrote:
Nowadays, while I'm happy to have some fun with
them, I think throwing
humor at people who have just screwed up is playing to a tough audience.
I think you're right. Especially, anyone who's dealing with the nearly
indecipherable messages coming out today's C++ compilers is likely to
be in no mood for snarky messages from his/her tools.
I recall that these things were much funnier when I was younger (college /
grad school).
Arnold