Interview with Stroustrup
Hi,
this link was circulated round the office today and I thought I'd
share it. It's an interview with Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of
C++. I didn't like his book too much - but I certainly like this:
http://www.techreview.com/InfoTech/17831/
Have a look at the comments as well. Some are highly entertaining!
Cheers,
D
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drkybelk] at [2007-11-11 9:58:17]
# 1 Re: Interview with Stroustrup
I dont like most of the comments, it seems like small boys playing with big words and all they really say is: "My code is perfect it's C++'s fault that most software suck".
But it could just be because I really love C++ and the concept behind it.
But to get a dialog going, I think the problem is that projects are working without a clear goal, or the goal is changing all the time, and when that happens your initial design *(if you had one) gets killed, and "minor code changes" (bug fixing) also usually aignt so thought through.
Besides that, BS says that you have to work harder on creating flawless and great code, and sometimes ppl (me) forgets (right) that and just skip the design to get it done sometimes because of a deadline and sometimes because youve been trying to locate a bug for so long that you just have to move on or you will start over (or it feels that way).
# 2 Re: Interview with Stroustrup
It should always be a goal to make good code, reusable, well desigend, debugged, readable, etc. But I think these guys would spend 2 months perfecting a single function, instead of actually getting some work done.
However bugs should be found and fixed once you are aware of them, if at all possible (budget, time, and bug severity etc).
jonnin at 2007-11-11 21:00:46 >
# 3 Re: Interview with Stroustrup
I read this intervew several days ago and posted on my blog. It doesn't really add new information, since Bjarne has expressed the same views (with which I wholeheartedly agree) for years. I also interviewed him myself for ITworld in 2001. This interview and many others are available here:
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/interviews.html
Danny at 2007-11-11 21:01:44 >
# 4 Re: Interview with Stroustrup
I agree with the sentiment that the problem with most programs is their programmers, not the language. The faults claimed by the commentators are their own, not those of C++. And jonin is right: we can strive for the best but we frequently have to accept something less in order to get something done under the deadline. Get it to work, first, then optimize (even BS says that, frequently).
nspils at 2007-11-11 21:02:45 >
