The Problem with Programming – Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup

Bjarne Stroustrup gave an interview to Technology Review, where they asked him about C++, past and present. It’s a very interesting interview – the amount of experience Stroustrup has with building big systems stands out. I found myself thinking “he’s so right” in almost every paragraph.

My favorite two quotes:

…looking at “average” pieces of code can make me cry.

and

There are just two kinds of languages: the ones everybody complains about and the ones nobody uses.

(via Artima)