Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPPersonally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPC++ 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThe standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPPeople who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what I consider appropriate for discussing a programming language.
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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPDefining 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThis 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPI 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAny verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPIt 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPThe most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
BJARNE STROUSTRUP[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 STROUSTRUPMy 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPIf you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPFirst, 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.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPCreativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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