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

Bjarne Stroustrup

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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C++ 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.
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Proof by analogy is fraud.
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Analogies Fraud Proof
[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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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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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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Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.
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However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.
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Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.
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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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The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.
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Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.
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Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.
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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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You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.
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