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“There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful - many more.”

Quote by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Bjarne Stroustrup

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. more

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