brouhaha: a saucerful of secrets

brouhaha n. the confused noise of many voices

a saucerful of secrets

Published Saturday, July 02, 2005 by anish | E-mail this post

Found on the net : An interview with Bjarne Stroustrup where he explains the truth behind C++. A must read for all those who hate the very existence of object oriented programming.
Excerpts :

Stroustrup: Well, one day, when I was sitting in my office, I thought 'I wonder what would happen, if there were a language so complicated, so difficult to learn, that nobody would ever be able to swamp the market with programmers ?
Interviewer: I don't believe you said that...
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Stroustrup: Well, it's been long enough, now, and I believe most people
have figured out for themselves that C++ is a waste of time but,
I must say, it's taken them a lot longer than I thought it would.
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Interviewer: Yes, but C++ is basically a sound language.
Stroustrup: You really believe that, don't you? Have you ever sat down and worked on a C++ project?