Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes

I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works.

A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

Usefulness depends on tractability.

Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

Two points that are very important points to remember and ask: Is it real and does it work?

Drones can be useful tools, and I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'

Science - or the products of science like technology - is just a way of achieving something real, something that happens, something that works.

It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

Whatever works should be copied.

I'm serviceable. I'm durable. I get the job done.

A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties...and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.

Never buy anything with a handle on it. It means work.

C'est véritablement utile puisque c'est joli. It is truly useful since it is beautiful.

Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty.

To use is necessary. And if you can't be used, then you're useless.

Take Lisp, you know its the most beautiful language in the world -- at least up until Haskell came along.

People are far more interested in what works than what's true.

The beautiful is as useful as the useful." He added after a moment’s silence, "Perhaps more so.

Everything that I make I use.

I only use a camera like I use a toothbrush. It does the job.

You're building a tool, not a piece of art. Don't be blinded by the vision.

Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it's this veneer - that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

But that which is useful is the better.

I don't care what anything was designed to do, I care about what it can do.