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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.

Bjarne Stroustrup

Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields
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Civilization Degree Fields
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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Important Language Simple Use
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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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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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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The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.
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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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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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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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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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When done well, software is invisible.
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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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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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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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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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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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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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