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
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.
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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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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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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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Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
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Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every 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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“Legacy code” often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.
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C++ 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.
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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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Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.
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Proof by analogy is fraud.
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Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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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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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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