83 Quotes by Bjarne Stroustrup

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

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries

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.

The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.

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

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

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.

I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining

It is easy to study the rules of overloading and of templates without noticing that together they are one of the keys to elegant and efficient type-safe containers