C++ Design Decisions - Why did you choose to support multiple paradigms?

Bjarne: Because a combination of programming styles often leads to the best code, where “best” means code that most directly expresses the design, runs faster, is most maintainable, etc. When people challenge that statement, they usually do so by either defining their favorite programming style to include every useful construct (e.g., “generic programming is simply a form of OO”) or excluding application areas (e.g., “everybody has a 1GHz, 1GB machine”).


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