Clue Quote by Bjarne Stroustrup

The problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you…

— Larry Wall

C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where…

— Linus Torvalds

C++ is a pile of crap.

— Theo de Raadt

I invented the term 'Object-Oriented', and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.

— Alan Kay

I made up the term "object-oriented," and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.

— Alan Kay

Life is too long to know C++ well.

— Erik Naggum

C++ is in that inconvenient spot where it doesn't help make things simple enough to be truly usable for prototyping or simple GUI programming,…

— Linus Torvalds

I believe C++ instills fear in programmers, fear that the interaction of some details causes unpredictable results. Its unmanageable complexity has spawned more fear-preventing…

— Erik Naggum

C++ is a ridiculously complicated travesty that few have the excess IQ points to understand enough not to screw up massively.

— Tom Christiansen

I consider C++ the most significant technical hazard to the survival of your project and do so without apologies.

— Alistair Cockburn

C++ is a language strongly optimized for liars and people who go by guesswork and ignorance.

— Erik Naggum

C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage

— Bjarne Stroustrup