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Bjarne Stroustrup Reflects On 25 Years of C++
eldavojohn writes "Today roughly marks C++'s first release 25 years ago when about six years of Bjarne Stroustrop's life came to fruition in the now pervasive replacement language for C. It achieved ISO standardization in 1998 and its creator regularly receives accolades. Wired's short interview contains some nice anecdotes including 'If I had thought of it and had some marketing sense every computer and just about any gadget would have had a little 'C++ Inside' sticker on it' and 'I'll just note that I consider the idea of one language, one programming tool, as the one and only best tool for everyone and for every problem infantile. If someone claims to have the perfect language he is either a fool or a salesman or both.' There's some surprising revelations in here, too, as his portable computer runs Windows."
Look on the bright side, C++ keeps dilettantes and fudge-packing quiche eaters away from serious projects.
ObjectiveC is what C++ and Java were trying to achieve but failed. The C++ books keep getting thicker and thicker to the point that they are increasing in width faster than the speed of light. (this is allowed because they contain no information and consume rather than create energy.) C++ reminds me of the woman in Terry Gilliam's Brazil that kept getting more plastic surgery to correct the mistakes of the last one till she was reduced to goo.
Meanwhile ObjectiveC has stayed lean and effective, while having the major advantages of java available.
try it before you lash out at me.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
lol