"There are more useful systems developed in languages deemed awful than in languages praised for being beautiful — many more."
— Bjarne Stroustrup

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in "The Problem with Programming (Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup)" by Jason Pontin, MIT Technology Review (28 November 2006)