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Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, is often quoted with this statement: "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobo

Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, is often quoted with this statement: "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses." I suppose, scathing criticism in that respect is the highest form of praise.

taneq 7y ago
If you’re not making anybody angry, you’re not doing anything important.
- nulldata 7y ago
  But making people angry doesn't imply that you're doing something important though.
  - taneq 7y ago
    Well yeah, it’s necessary but not sufficient. ;)
exdsq 7y ago
Off topic but I attended a talk by Stroustrup on C++ and one of my favourite parts was when he was asked what his thoughts were on Java or C#. “I don’t like to talk badly about C++ applications.” If not strictly true nowadays it was still funny.