Bjarne Stroustrup quotes - page 2

I'm convinced that you could design a language about a tenth of the size of C++ (whichever way you measure size) providing roughly what C++ does. (Bjarne Stroustrup)
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem. View quote
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Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good. View quote
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People 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. View quote
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First, 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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining. View quote
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It 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. View quote
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I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries. View quote
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Defining 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. View quote
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Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code. (Bjarne Stroustrup)
My list of basic tools is a partial answer to the question about what has changed: Over the past few years, large numbers of programmers have come to depend on elaborate tools to interface code with systems facilities. View quote
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Keep simple things simple. View quote
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The best is the enemy of the good. View quote
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Dream no little dreams. View quote
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Being good in just one thing it's not enough, you have to be sufficiently good in everything. View quote
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C++ protects against accident, not against fraud. View quote
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Everyone writes code as they're used to, and that's ugly. View quote
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Pointers are really good for pointing to things. View quote
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I invented auto in 83 and it had incompatibility problems, so I had to wait 25 years. View quote
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