Quotes by Bjarne Stroustrup

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

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A program that has not been tested does not work.

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Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.

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And no, I’m not a walking C++ dictionary. I do not keep every technical detail in my head at all times. If I did that, I would be a much poorer programmer. I do keep the main points straight in my head most of the time, and I do know where to find the details when I need them.

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

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Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.

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C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.

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

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Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.

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

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Quotes by Bjarne Stroustrup

Bjarne Stroustrup

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

A program that has not been tested does not work.

Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.

And no, I’m not a walking C++ dictionary. I do not keep every technical detail in my head at all times. If I did that, I would be a much poorer programmer. I do keep the main points straight in my head most of the time, and I do know where to find the details when I need them.

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

Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.

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

Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.

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

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