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!

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

After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either.

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.

Anybody who comes to you and says he has a perfect language is either naive or a salesman.

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

Nobody should call themselves a professional if they only knew one language.