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Java isn’t platform independent; it is a platform

Bjarne Stroustrup

Defining 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.
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Class Function Hirerachies Successful Use
When done well, software is invisible.
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Done Invisible Software
C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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Garbage Language Littles
Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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Analyzing Looks Tools
There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful – many more.
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Awful Beautiful Developed System
Corporate practices can be directly hostile to individuals with exceptional skills and initiative in technical matters. I consider such management of technical people cruel and wasteful.
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Initiative Matters People Practice Wasteful
Java isn’t platform independent; it is a platform
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Independent Java Platforms
Too many managers and executives try to reduce programming to a low-level assembly-line activity. That’s inefficient, wasteful, costly in the long run, and inhumane to programmers.
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Insufficient Long Running Trying
[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate “culture” with no outlet for unique talents and skills.
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Outlet Practice Skills Unique
C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.
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Funny Humorous Witty
Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that’s quality software!
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Google Quality Thinking
You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.
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Code Good Interface Need Really
Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.
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Good Objects Program Very
Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.
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Bored Errors Programmers
Other programming languages constitute a mountain of ideas and inspiration-but it has to be mined carefully to avoid featurism and inconsistencies.
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Carefully Feaaturism Ideas Inconsistences Promoted
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
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Problem Views Way

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