Bjarne Stroustrup
Born 30 December 1950
From Aarhus, Central Denmark, Denmark · Nationality: United States, Kingdom of Denmark
Born in Aarhus, Denmark, Bjarne Stroustrup is known around the world for creating the C++ programming language. He has received numerous honors, such as being placed in the Electronic Design Hall of fame. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, son, and daughter.
(Works Cited: MLA Format) Stroustrup, Bjarne. "Stroustrup: Biographical Information." Bjarne Stroustrup's Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2016. <http://www.stroustrup.com/bio.html>.
Quotes
“C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.”
FAQ: Did you really say that? “I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.”
FAQ: Did you really say that? “If you think it’s simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.”
FAQ: Did you really say that? “An organisation that treats its programmers as morons will soon have programmers that are willing and able to act like morons only.”
The C++ Programming Language, p. 713 “There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”
FAQ: Did you really say that?
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Bjarne Stroustrup in order
Books by Bjarne Stroustrup in the order they were published, from The C++ Programming Language (1986) to Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2014).
- 1The C++ Programming Language
The C++ Programming Language1986 - 2C++
C++1993 - 3The Design and Evolution of C++
The Design and Evolution of C++1994 - 4C++ Programming Language, 3e
C++ Programming Language, 3e2008 - 5A Tour of C++
A Tour of C++2013 - 6Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++
Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++2014 - 7C++ Linguaggio, Libreria Standard
C++ Linguaggio, Libreria Standard