“C++ is a language strongly optimized for liars and people who go by guesswork and ignorance.”

— Erik Naggum

Re: is CLOS reall OO? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/msg/917737b7cc8510e3 (Usenet article).
Usenet articles, C++

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Norwegian computer programmer 1965–2009

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