I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries. Bjarne Stroustrup encouragelibrarynonproprietary Change image and share on social
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 than it is today. Bjarne Stroustrup claimcompromiseeffort Change image and share on social
I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining. Bjarne Stroustrup constrainfindlanguage Change image and share on social
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 basicallydiscussfury Change image and share on social
My list of basic tools is a partial answer to the question about what has changed: Over the past few years, large numbers of programmers have come to depend on elaborate tools to interface code with systems facilities. Bjarne Stroustrup answerbasicchange share on social
Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good. Bjarne Stroustrup goodobjectorient Change image and share on social
First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard. Bjarne Stroustrup basicbuildercad Change image and share on social
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem. Bjarne Stroustrup problemrejectview Change image and share on social
After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either. Bjarne Stroustrup aimdesignjava Change image and share on social
Thus, the standard library will serve as both a tool and as a teacher. Bjarne Stroustrup libraryservestandard Change image and share on social
