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Quotes from Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ — Bjarne Stroustrup

born 1950 Denmark

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If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

Far too often, "software engineering" is neither engineering nor about software.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

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

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we don't.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

"Legacy code" is a term often used derogatorily to characterize code that is written in a language or style that (1) the speaker/writer consider outdated and/or (2) is competing with something sold/promoted by the speaker/writer. "Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ (2007)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bjarne Stroustrup (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.