[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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPIf you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
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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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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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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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Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.
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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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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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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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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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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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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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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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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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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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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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There is no one “root of all evil” in software development. Design is hard in many ways.
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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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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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The connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close.
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However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
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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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Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.
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“Legacy code” often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.
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There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful – many more.
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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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