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Interviews: Ask Bjarne Stroustrup About Programming and C++
In addition to being the creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup is a Managing Director in the technology division of Morgan Stanley, a Visiting Professor in Computer Science at Columbia University, and a Distinguished Research Professor in Computer Science at Texas A&M University. Bjarne has written a number of books and was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He will be doing a live Google + Q & A within the C++ community on August 20th, 2014 at 12:30pm EST, but has agreed to answer your questions first. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post.
Workforce diversity is a big issue these days. What steps has the c++ working group taken to increase the numbers of female and minority contributors? C++ (perhaps unfairly, due to the popularity) is often criticized in feminist circles for being a patriarchal programming language. Will you be taking steps to address those concerns?
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C++: Is It Really a Cruel Joke?
Required reading for internet skeptics
C# pioneered lambda's.
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There are optimizations you can use to improve your experience with C and C++.
// uses less memory // makes code run faster
Just insert these into your header files for both time and space improvements in your compiled code.
#define struct union;
#define while if;
Now how can you say bad things about a language that is so easily improved?
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