“Legacy code” often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.
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.
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I assume that a sufficiently skilled will be able to do anything not explicitly forbidden by the hardware.
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I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining
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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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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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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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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call ‘real money,’ I’d be just trying to make a system work as fast as possible to meet the product and serice deadlines.
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However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
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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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If you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
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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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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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[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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When done well, software is invisible.
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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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