Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
"Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that's… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
An organization that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Most of the programmers in ten years will be us, and we won't get much smarter. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
It is my firm belief that all successful languages are grown and not merely designed from first principles — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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,… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
“C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
More good code has been written in languages denounced as "bad'' than in languages proclaimed "wonderful'' - much more. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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 — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
People who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate "culture" with no outlet for unique… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
And no, I'm not a walking C++ dictionary. I do not keep every technical detail in my head at all times. If… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
The connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close. For this… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
My list of basic tools is a partial answer to the question about what has changed: Over the past few years, large… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
My impression was and is that many programming languages and tools represent solutions looking for problems, and I was determined that my… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.” — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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! — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
I assume that a sufficiently skilled will be able to do anything not explicitly forbidden by the hardware. — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
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