Bit OT, but I think I never had a venue for saying this in public: Stroustrup is absolutely one of the most inspiring programmers I'm aware of, think of C++ wha

Bit OT, but I think I never had a venue for saying this in public: Stroustrup is absolutely one of the most inspiring programmers I'm aware of, think of C++ what you like. Stuff like const correctness and references were way ahead of its time IMHO, and I always found his talks and writing insightful. Despite the pretty insane success of his creation, and all the hate, he always seemed pretty down to earth and friendly to me - I don't know if a lot of people could have pulled that off in his position. Maybe I'm missing some major flame wars or dramas, but from all I've seen and heard, a very inspiring person.