There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses. — Bjarne Stroustrup

There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

Author: Bjarne Stroustrup

Insight: Every tool worth using gets criticism—it means people care enough to use it. The quiet, "perfect" solutions nobody complains about are usually the ones gathering dust in obscurity.

Source: The Design and Evolution of C++, p. 7, 1994

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There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.

Bjarne StroustrupThe Design and Evolution of C++, p. 7, 1994

Insight

Every tool worth using gets criticism—it means people care enough to use it. The quiet, "perfect" solutions nobody complains about are usually the ones gathering dust in obscurity.

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Bjarne Stroustrup

Bjarne Stroustrup is a Danish-born computer scientist known for creating the C++ programming language. He worked at Bell Labs, AT&T, and Texas A&M University, and is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of computer science through the development of C++, which has become one of the most widely used programming languages in the world.

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