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

[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate "culture" with no outlet for unique talents and skills. Corporate practices can be directly hostile to individuals with exceptional skills and initiative in technical matters. I consider such management of technical people cruel and wasteful.

People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we don't.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off.