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Bjarne Stroustrup is a renowned computer scientist, known as the creator of the C++ programming language. He invented C++ in 1979, a widely-used programming language that has had a profound impact on software engineering. Born on December 30, 1950, Stroustrup's career has been dedicated to the design and development of programming languages and various fields of computer science.

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“I do not think that safety should be bought at the cost of complicating the expression of good solutions to real-life problems.”

Thinking Should Real Problem Expression Cost Solutions Safety Real Life

Author:Bjarne Stroustrup

“The connection between the language in which we think/program and the problems and solutions we can imagine is very close. For this reason restricting language features with the intent of eliminating programmer errors is at best dangerous.”

Thinking Reason Problem Language Imagine Dangerous Solutions Program Connections Errors Features Programmers Eliminating Problems And Solutions

Book:The C++ Programming Language

Source: The C++ Programming Language

“The first law of computer science: Every problem is solved by yet another indirection.”

Firsts Problem Law Computer Computer Science

Author:Bjarne Stroustrup

“My impression was and is that many programming languages and tools represent solutions looking for problems, and I was determined that my work should not fall into that category. Thus, I follow the literature on programming languages and the debates about programming languages primarily looking for ideas for solutions to problems my colleagues and I have encountered in real applications. Other programming languages constitute a mountain of ideas and inspiration-but it has to be mined carefully to avoid featurism and inconsistencies.”

Source: The Design and Evolution of C++

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

Ifs Thinking Problem Simple Mathematics Mathematical Misunderstood Mathematical Problems

Author:Bjarne Stroustrup

“Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem.”

Way Problem Views One Way Rejects

Author:Bjarne Stroustrup

“The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer”

Way Problem Development Fundamentals Conquer Complexity Divides Software Software Development Divide And Conquer

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Born: December 30, 1950
Known for: Scientist
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