This evolution may compromise Java’s claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today. Bjarne Stroustrup Read Quote
It is easy to study the rules of overloading and of templates without noticing that together they are one of the keys to elegant and efficient type-safe containers. Bjarne Stroustrup Read Quote
Defining OO as based on the use of class hierarchies and virtual functions is also practical in that it provides some guidance as to where OO is likely to be successful. Bjarne Stroustrup Read Quote
I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining. Bjarne Stroustrup Read Quote
Clearly, I reject the view that there is one way that is right for everyone and for every problem. Bjarne Stroustrup Read Quote