Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAnybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
More Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes
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If you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
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First, I’d like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard.
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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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Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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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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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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It 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.
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When done well, software is invisible.
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This evolution may compromise Java’s claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.
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You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.
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For this reason restricting language features with the intent of eliminating programmer errors is at best dangerous.
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[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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Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code.
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With 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.
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The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
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