Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPDefining OO as based on the use of class hierarchies and virtual functions is also practical in that it provides some guidance as to where OO is likely to be successful.
More Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes
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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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I do keep the main points straight in my head most of the time, and I do know where to find the details when I need them.
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Java isn’t platform independent; it is a platform
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An organisation that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only.
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However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
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My impression was and is that many programming languages and tools represent solutions looking for problems, and I was determined that my work should not fall into that category.
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To many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be a significant added benefit
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Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.
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Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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There is no one “root of all evil” in software development. Design is hard in many ways.
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There’s an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.
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Proof by analogy is fraud.
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When done well, software is invisible.
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