[lug] OT: Bjarne Stroustrup comes clean on C++

[Paul E Condon]

On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 08:07:32AM -0700, Collins Richey wrote:
> On 4/1/06, Lori Reed <lorireed at lightning-rose.com> wrote:
> > Interview:
> >
> > http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/Invention_of_Cplusplus.shtml
> >
> 
> Yeah, old stuff but good stuff. I've heard most of this story before
> but never the complete interview.
> 
> I worked for a company that put together a major device-control
> package for the 370 mainframe environment in C++ and actually released
> it to the unsuspecting public. It was a superbly well designed (even
> award winning) monstrosity consisting of mega modules, and it ran like
> a dog. It only took a couple of skilled programmers about 3 months to
> build a replacement in 370 Assembler based on the original design. The
> replacement worked efficiently; this product is still in the field
> today. The C++ program is still just an award winning
> monstrosity/relic.
> 

Its a fun read, but BS says it bs. Or maybe, bs says its BS. Not sure
which is correct net grammar.

http://public.research.att.com/~bs/

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Paul E Condon           
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