Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPNobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPClearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPProof by analogy is fraud.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPCreativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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 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 STROUSTRUPAn organisation that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPWhen done well, software is invisible.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAny verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.
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 STROUSTRUPThe standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPI would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPCertainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPFor this reason restricting language features with the intent of eliminating programmer errors is at best dangerous.
BJARNE STROUSTRUPAlways think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code.
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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