This is an old hoax, but apparently believable enough to so many people that Stroustrup had to deny it in his FAQ, see: http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#IE

This is an old hoax, but apparently believable enough to so many people that Stroustrup had to deny it in his FAQ, see: http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#IEEE http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#IEEE