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.
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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPClearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAnybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPToo 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPNobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPI 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPOther programming languages constitute a mountain of ideas and inspiration-but it has to be mined carefully to avoid featurism and inconsistencies.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThere’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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPC++ is designed to allow you to express ideas, but if you don’t have ideas or don’t have any clue about how to express them, C++ doesn’t offer much help.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPWith the increasing importance of standards for system-level objects such as COM and CORBA, it is particularly important that the C++ bindings to those be clean, well documented, and simple to use.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPHowever, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPTo many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be a significant added benefit
BJARNE STROUSTRUPSome software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that’s quality software!
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThe connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPIt is easy to study the rules of overloading and of templates without noticing that together they are one of the keys to elegant and efficient type-safe containers.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAny verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.
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