Somewhere in Ghana, far, far away
When Richard Appiah Akoto posted a few images of himself drawing the user interface of Microsoft Word on a blackboard at his school in Ghana, he instantly became a social media phenomenon overnight1. His school was poor and they had no working computers, just a standard blackboard from the turn of the century, but this did not stop him from performing his duties as a teacher. In a very creative manner, he did his best to convey life-altering knowledge to his pupils, hoping that one day, it would be useful for them in their quest for a better life. The rest is history, but the real question is: was this the standard way of teaching Microsoft Word?
Let’s not diverge too much from our initial objective. We want to find out about the standard compliance of C++ programs. For...