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Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.

Bjarne Stroustrup

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining
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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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Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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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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Corporate practices can be directly hostile to individuals with exceptional skills and initiative in technical matters. I consider such management of technical people cruel and wasteful.
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C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.
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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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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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The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
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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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Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.
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Proof by analogy is fraud.
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Java isn’t platform independent; it is a platform
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