Bjarne Stroustrup: The design and evolution of C++: 1982-2007
Abstract
C++ is contemporary with NLUUG.
This talk outlines the history of the C++
programming language from its early days, through the mostly accidental entry
into the mainstream of industrial use and the 1998 ISO standard, to the later
stages of the C++0x revision of that standard (2007). The emphasis is on the
ideals, design principles, constraints, programming techniques, and people that
shaped the language, rather than the minutiae of language features. Among the
major themes are the emergence of generic programming and the STL (the C++
standard library's algorithms and containers). The aim of C++ was always to be
an effective tool in the development of real-world software. Consequently, the
talk mentions various uses of C++ and the technical and commercial pressures
that provided the background for its continuing evolution.
Biography
Bjarne
Stroustrup is the designer and original implementer of C++ and the author
of "The C++ Programming
Language". His research interests include distributed systems, design,
programming techniques, software development tools, and programming languages.
Dr. Stroustrup is the College of Engineering Chair Professor in Computer
Science at Texas A&M University and
member of The National Academy of Engineering;
ACM fellow, IEEE Fellow, AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellow, and AT&T Fellow. He is
actively involved in the ANSI/ISO standardization of C++. His masters degree is
from the University of Aarhus in Denmark and his PhD from Cambridge University,
England.
