Occupation: Scientist Birth: December 30, 1950
Proof by analogy is fraud..
First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully supp….
The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel..
And no, I'm not a walking C++ dictionary. I do not keep every technical detail in my head at all times. If I did that, I would be a much poorer progr….
Most of the programmers in ten years will be us, and we won't get much smarter..
Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code..
I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call 'real money,' I'd be just trying to make a system work as fas….
People who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what I consider appropriate for….
To many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be ….
"Legacy code" often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling..
With the increasing importance of standards for system-level objects such as COM and CORBA, it is particularly important that the C++ bindings to tho….