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> [There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the intellectual and practical difficulties involved in building a significant system involving software. It is not and will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/there-is-no-one-root-of-all-evil-in-software-development-design-is/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

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> [Too many managers and executives try to reduce programming to a low-level assembly-line activity. That's inefficient, wasteful, costly in the long run, and inhumane to programmers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/too-many-managers-and-executives-try-to-reduce-programming-to-a-low/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

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## More by Bjarne Stroustrup

> [Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/always-think-about-how-a-piece-of-code-should-be-used-good-interfaces/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/any-verbose-and-tedious-solution-is-error-prone-because-programmers/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/there-are-only-two-kinds-of-languages-the-ones-people-complain-about/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/nobody-should-call-themselves-a-professional-if-they-only-knew-one/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/it-s-easy-to-win-forgiveness-for-being-wrong-being-right-is-what-gets/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/some-software-is-actually-pretty-good-by-any-standard-think-of-the/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/c-makes-it-easy-to-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-c-makes-it-harder-but/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [I assume that a sufficiently skilled will be able to do anything not explicitly forbidden by the hardware.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/i-assume-that-a-sufficiently-skilled-will-be-able-to-do-anything-not/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call 'real money,' I'd be just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/i-like-doing-research-that-has-an-impact-if-i-went-to-a-company-to/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/i-would-encourage-nonproprietary-standards-for-tools-and-libraries/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/this-evolution-may-compromise-java-s-claim-of-being-simpler-than-c/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/clearly-i-reject-the-view-that-there-is-one-way-that-is-right-for/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the intellectual and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/there-is-no-one-root-of-all-evil-in-software-development-design-is/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/however-when-java-is-promoted-as-the-sole-programming-language-its/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bjarne-stroustrup/c-is-designed-to-allow-you-to-express-ideas-but-if-you-don-t-have/)

[Bjarne Stroustrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bjarne-stroustrup/)

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