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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.” quote by Bjarne Stroustrup — Download Open image

“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.”

Bjarne Stroustrup

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