If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.

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

First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard.

Most of the programmers in ten years will be us, and we won't get much smarter.

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code.

It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.