Destructors for virtual base classes are executed in the reverse order of their appearance in a depth-first left-to-right traversal of the directed acyclic graph of base classes.

Defining OO as based on the use of class hierarchies and virtual functions is also practical in that it provides some guidance as to where OO is likely to be successful.

The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer

People who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what I consider appropriate for discussing a programming language.

When done well, software is invisible.

The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.

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