Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

The standard library saves programmers from having to reinvent the wheel.

Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that's quality software!

I like doing research that has an impact. If I went to a company to make what they call 'real money,' I'd be just trying to make a system work as fast as possible to meet the product and serice deadlines.

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.

Certainly not every good program is object-oriented, and not every object-oriented program is good.