But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity.

C++ is an insult to the human brain

Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated.

I have never designed a language for its own sake.

The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision.

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.

I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages.