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

When done well, software is invisible.

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

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

C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage

The first law of computer science: Every problem is solved by yet another indirection.

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.