Bjarne Stroustrup

Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Any verbose and tedious solution is error-prone because programmers get bored.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.

— 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…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

I assume that a sufficiently skilled will be able to do anything not explicitly forbidden by the hardware.

— 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…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries

— 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…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem

— Bjarne Stroustrup

There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.

— 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…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

"Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

An organization that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Thus, the standard library will serve as both a tool and as a teacher.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer

— Bjarne Stroustrup

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer was as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either

— Bjarne Stroustrup

“Proof by analogy is fraud.”

— Bjarne Stroustrup

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

If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.

— Bjarne Stroustrup