When done well, software is invisible.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThe connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close.
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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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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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[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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Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
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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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If you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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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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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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For this reason restricting language features with the intent of eliminating programmer errors is at best dangerous.
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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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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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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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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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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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