(Life) Advice From The Creator of C++

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The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, shares some valuable life advice that, let’s face it, all developers, no matter their years of experience could use. According to Bjarne, ‘You can’t just do code’, you need to develop more skills if you want to be a well-rounded successful developer. Watch this unreleased interview if you want some inspiration and guidance on your developer journey from one of the OGs.
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  • @Honeypotio
    @Honeypotio8 ай бұрын

    We got some requests for the full interview with Bjarne: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5aTj8SIksnXd7A.html 💘

  • @rafaelbroseghini985
    @rafaelbroseghini9859 ай бұрын

    I once challenged myself to email some of the smartest people in CS including Bjarne and Paul Graham. I ended up finding Bjarne’s email. This was early in my career and I asked for advice, and he responded: “Be a nice guy and support your colleagues. Try not to work on organizations where people are not nice to each other. Learn to communicate your ideas verbally and in writing”

  • @shantanukulkarni8883

    @shantanukulkarni8883

    9 ай бұрын

    Wow, that felt so relaxing and nice to read.

  • @yt-sh

    @yt-sh

    9 ай бұрын

    thanks for sharing it

  • @wiztek1197

    @wiztek1197

    9 ай бұрын

    Linus Torvalds has entered the chat

  • @NorthernChimp

    @NorthernChimp

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you. (And Bjarne)

  • @ms-jahan

    @ms-jahan

    9 ай бұрын

    Just went through my heart!

  • @akshay-kumar-007
    @akshay-kumar-0079 ай бұрын

    The whole 70s - 90s developers were something else, creating humanity changing software, while here I am fixing TypeScript errors.

  • @kohelet910

    @kohelet910

    9 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @lets_see_777

    @lets_see_777

    9 ай бұрын

    yeah too much abstraction these days, so many layers over layers.

  • @flaguser4196

    @flaguser4196

    9 ай бұрын

    maybe ask advice from anders hejlsberg 😅

  • @SO-dl2pv

    @SO-dl2pv

    9 ай бұрын

    Don't be fooled by nostalgia; what you're seeing is the tip of the iceberg. The monumental works from the 70s-90s are the outliers that have stood the test of time, but let's not forget the sea of forgotten projects that sank without a trace.

  • @MadameMinty

    @MadameMinty

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SO-dl2pv To a degree. You could write the best tool for a task, and it just doesn't matter how good it is. There already exist 20 tools for this same task. Two or three of them are by corporations that spend more than the combined value of your organs per second on marketing. You can create "humanity changing software" only when the task itself is new, what Stroustrup calls an opportunity. AI is that nowadays. But in the 70s, _nearly everything_ was a new task, and the rising personal computer allowed amateurs, or at least not scientists and highly specialized engineers to approach them. What else to call it but a golden age?

  • @SK-vk9jf
    @SK-vk9jf9 ай бұрын

    "It's hard to give advice" *Proceeds to give the best ultimate advice you'll ever need*

  • @gr8dvd

    @gr8dvd

    9 ай бұрын

    And made it look easy too (ie, to give advice not necessarily to follow). I would add discover/recognize your interests/passion and values. I wasn’t good enough to turn-down clients, but did well enough to donate my time/skills to worthy non-profits (environmental advocacy groups in my case).

  • @ViceZone

    @ViceZone

    9 ай бұрын

    Not really. He basically said don't waste your life specializing in something, but what if that something is your passion?

  • @realrebelli0n

    @realrebelli0n

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ViceZone Do you want a narrow foundation or a broad foundation? That's up to you. Also after ten years of just narrowly following your passion you might burn out. I think there can be a middle road between strictly specializing and knowing everything just a bit.

  • @evanshlom1

    @evanshlom1

    9 ай бұрын

    How’s his d taste bro

  • @FelixGigler

    @FelixGigler

    9 ай бұрын

    I mean he said 'overspecialize' specifically. And I think even if you are doing some niche thing, I would argue that occasionally branching out and looking at other stuff is probably a good thing, right?

  • @ChryseCoder
    @ChryseCoder9 ай бұрын

    Did I just listen to the Creator of C++ telling me to touch grass?

  • @cestlezooicimw

    @cestlezooicimw

    16 күн бұрын

    💀

  • @bnrid8086

    @bnrid8086

    14 күн бұрын

    YES

  • @user-ey5xw2nx9s

    @user-ey5xw2nx9s

    13 күн бұрын

    Good advice. I am following it rn

  • @hyper_channel
    @hyper_channel9 ай бұрын

    This is the guy recruiters have in mind in those ads, 50+ years of experience in 20 languages and frameworks

  • @mal798

    @mal798

    9 ай бұрын

    $45k base.

  • @psiturbo

    @psiturbo

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@mal798 direct hire for 6 to 12 months, no PTO, no sick leave, no holidays, no 401k or medical benefits.

  • @RagingGeekazoid

    @RagingGeekazoid

    6 күн бұрын

    Except even his experience with C++ only goes back to the mid '80s, so he would be a marginal candidate.

  • @vectoralphaAI
    @vectoralphaAI9 ай бұрын

    100000%. The older you get you realize this. Stop spending so much time programming and behind the computer. Go outside, make friends and spend more time with friends, family and other humans. This is the single greatest advice anyone can ever receive and you only know how much you regret not doing it when you get older.

  • @Honeypotio

    @Honeypotio

    9 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @stevensong8784

    @stevensong8784

    9 ай бұрын

    I’ve been focusing more on coding as I procrastinate too much. I just have find time management. Set fun stuffs aside till I finish hw. Then mingle with friends.

  • @PKperformanceEU

    @PKperformanceEU

    9 ай бұрын

    yeah, or just try climbing the ladder fast as possible to be the one organizing, communicating and taking responibilties, be an important person not some replacable 2nd to nobody roboting like a BETA cuck. Programming is a good way to start somewhere but hell no would i stay there coding for decades dying as a nobody who s been rotting behind a display its whole life

  • @paulytools

    @paulytools

    9 ай бұрын

    cliche but true: stop while you're ahead.

  • @surplusking2425

    @surplusking2425

    9 ай бұрын

    Don't forget to learn about non-programming things like history, language, science and so on.

  • @Jordan22220
    @Jordan222209 ай бұрын

    I had the opportunity to learn C++ from him in an intro to programming class he taught at my University. What a brilliant mind. He's one of a kind

  • @aatmodheegoswami7989

    @aatmodheegoswami7989

    9 ай бұрын

    TAMU?

  • @codebro_26

    @codebro_26

    9 ай бұрын

    Learning from the inventor. I think it's the most beautiful experience

  • @aaravgulati2

    @aaravgulati2

    9 ай бұрын

    Damn....which university though?

  • @Defirence

    @Defirence

    9 ай бұрын

    Ppl asking which University... Please stop and think if someone else asked you this question would you have respect for your own and many other people's privacy?

  • @Dosu04

    @Dosu04

    9 ай бұрын

    i mean he'll still put the uni he attended on his linkedin. @@Defirence

  • @theuns-robertpretorius8331
    @theuns-robertpretorius83319 ай бұрын

    His hairstyle basically tells you the journey of c++.

  • @mmaranta785

    @mmaranta785

    19 күн бұрын

    Memory leaks

  • @martakor

    @martakor

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@mmaranta785 wow...

  • @lucaslindgren3237

    @lucaslindgren3237

    11 күн бұрын

    LMAO I'VE NEVER LAUGHED AT COMMENTS BEFORE BUT THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD

  • @iamgerwin
    @iamgerwin9 ай бұрын

    math sharpens your mind, history gives you some idea of your limitations.. 🤯

  • @paulytools

    @paulytools

    9 ай бұрын

    bingo

  • @Christiandavidstrakerletsgooo

    @Christiandavidstrakerletsgooo

    7 ай бұрын

    mind blown X D

  • @PhoenixDown99999

    @PhoenixDown99999

    21 күн бұрын

    Guinness book of world records has new entrees constantly. History is no measure of today's limitations.

  • @pectenmaximus231

    @pectenmaximus231

    19 күн бұрын

    @@PhoenixDown99999define: hubris

  • @archerdev

    @archerdev

    7 күн бұрын

    JUST Math and Science! History is BS.

  • @pemrograman-cepat3393
    @pemrograman-cepat33939 ай бұрын

    What he means is: You might be work very hard but don't forget to live your life. Enjoy your life.

  • @RealValkor

    @RealValkor

    12 күн бұрын

    I'll have to remember this through my next 5 years of computer engineering graduation

  • @StopWhining491

    @StopWhining491

    7 күн бұрын

    I think he got his point across just fine, but thanks.

  • @gbbarn
    @gbbarn9 ай бұрын

    This reminds me of my first teacher, he always said to my class: "Don't let your work become your life". I'll for once, take this advice.

  • @abbasshah8999

    @abbasshah8999

    9 ай бұрын

    Naa. you got the wrong advice. If you are passionate about your life and your work, you can't separate them. They will become more or less one. This is a much better way to live one's life. These are the words of Steve Jobs!!!

  • @b_delta9725

    @b_delta9725

    9 ай бұрын

    @@abbasshah8999 I think both are right. You don't need to separate work from life, the idea is to have a job that fulfills you, something you do for passion and the money is secondary, but that's not the same as letting work become All of your life

  • @user-cx8cm2ht2z

    @user-cx8cm2ht2z

    8 ай бұрын

    @@abbasshah8999 Jobs was a very bad leader to Apple's employees and as a person, also not the best. Wouldn't take him as example outside of the business area to be honest. And this teacher is right, work servers the only purpose of paying for your life(style). Life is not the daily 9-5 timeframe in which you are obliged to perform something in exchange for money, that is not life. That is part of life but not the meaning, not the purpose. Life is family, friends, hobbies (for which you are NOT paid for), music, art, culture, travelling, experiences.

  • @syedmohammadsannan964

    @syedmohammadsannan964

    8 ай бұрын

    @@abbasshah8999 Wouldn't really take an inspiration from Jobs in anything besides business marketing, and to some extent, engineering.

  • @syedmohammadsannan964

    @syedmohammadsannan964

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@user-cx8cm2ht2z While I mostly agree with you regarding Steve Jobs, work doesn't necessarily have to be a 9-5 job, in the end, life is subjective and what someone defines it as. I know some people who have terrible, almost non-existent family lives but have contributed immensely to the fields they work in. I respect them immensely due to their obsession with their work. On the other hand, there are a lot of people I know who very well balance work and family life, and I also respect them very much due to this. Moreover, I personally also disagree with the reasoning you mentioned for working being "THE" reason to work (Regardless of "work" being a 9-5 or not). Sure, work pays the bills, but a lot of people have goals due to which they are working that they may consider higher or lower than providing for their family. Such as, working to serve their nation in some way, serving their religion, field of research, knowledge of rare things and a lot of others that they can rightfully consider their primary reason to earn money. Of course, most meaningful goals require you to earn more than enough to feed your family. My ultimate point being, everyone is free to decide what they consider life and we should not judge them due to their definition. By this, I am not necessarily implying that you do such, so please, take no offense from this :).

  • @unknown_user_235
    @unknown_user_2359 ай бұрын

    Just notice the humble/ non-judmental tone and calm delivery from him. On daily basis, I see several developer posts on linkedin who are talking with absolute/sharp arguments as if they have jurisdiction over ever field of engineering/science and even life related issues.

  • @prohacker5086

    @prohacker5086

    8 күн бұрын

    Dominance brings money

  • @manuelpineda9067
    @manuelpineda90679 ай бұрын

    Looks exactly like I would expect the creator of C++ to look like.

  • @TylerRayPittman

    @TylerRayPittman

    9 ай бұрын

    Mad scientist hair lmao

  • @jackendy

    @jackendy

    9 ай бұрын

    He is a computer scientist and you've described the right stereotype ahaha@@TylerRayPittman

  • @nomoredarts8918

    @nomoredarts8918

    9 ай бұрын

    You are new here, right?

  • @arc8218

    @arc8218

    9 ай бұрын

    Lmao

  • @nnova319

    @nnova319

    9 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @wooombat
    @wooombat9 ай бұрын

    “Meth sharpens your mind”-the secret behind C++

  • @LaepsynPaepsyn

    @LaepsynPaepsyn

    Күн бұрын

    That's a myth - math > meth.

  • @bitwise4996
    @bitwise49969 ай бұрын

    I think the most important advice is to learn for yourself and not for other people. Sometime we try to learn a new skill just to end up modifying our learning process to cope with the industry. If you like low-level programming in 2023 then go for it, don't jump into JS, React...etc just because it's what they're hiring for.

  • @tunesman8805

    @tunesman8805

    9 ай бұрын

    True. I thought I hated programming, but I just hated the idea of "specializing" myself into web development because that's what's paying where I am. Now I'm just embracing the stuff I find fun, and learning so much more about how computers operate because of it.

  • @safa-uc1mk

    @safa-uc1mk

    9 ай бұрын

    ^^100

  • @zekicaneksi

    @zekicaneksi

    9 ай бұрын

    false. you'll be jobless if you don't consider what the industry needs. for some people it's okay but for most we need fucking money

  • @WetPig

    @WetPig

    9 ай бұрын

    @@zekicaneksi Which industry? Programming is not an industry in the slightest. Yea, learning assembly for web dev is retarded, but for something else, it might not be.

  • @Ashallmusica

    @Ashallmusica

    9 ай бұрын

    Your comment just goes against his ideology

  • @artofrjm
    @artofrjm9 ай бұрын

    This guy is such a stud. He basically said: spot glorifying nerd/geek-ism. Don't think just because you're not working on it, or it's not your esoteric interest, it isn't cool or worth your time to participate in. Personally I've always felt that being a well-rounded individual was a good strategy, but hearing it from Bjarne is very reassuring.

  • @Yash-_-777
    @Yash-_-7778 ай бұрын

    So did he just told me to touch grass?

  • @gezenews

    @gezenews

    25 күн бұрын

    What a surprise another boomer who worked for 1000/hr in todays money 50 years ago thinks we need to take money and careers less seriously. What a fucking joke.

  • @jameswoods832

    @jameswoods832

    20 күн бұрын

    YES

  • @anupbarua6151

    @anupbarua6151

    14 күн бұрын

    why are you waiting for his approval 😮

  • @nirajandata
    @nirajandata9 ай бұрын

    for unknown viewers, he is 72 years old now

  • @TNothingFree
    @TNothingFree9 ай бұрын

    This is GOLD. His advice is precious, I learnt it in a span of 8 years and all of what he said is true.

  • @teknosql4740

    @teknosql4740

    9 ай бұрын

    Of course, He is the creator of c++ , combining C language and smalltalk and c++ born. Not only he is a genius in computer but He jus experienced many ways outside conputer than most people dont

  • @TNothingFree

    @TNothingFree

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@teknosql4740 The smart things is that this advice has nothing to do with programming in C++ per se.

  • @alishapayne4121
    @alishapayne41219 ай бұрын

    Who knew the creator of C++ had such epic hair

  • @TheOriginalJohnDoe

    @TheOriginalJohnDoe

    9 ай бұрын

    Rocking the crazy scientist look

  • @arc8218

    @arc8218

    9 ай бұрын

    Typical Stereotypes From mad scientist 😂 i mean this man create C+!!

  • @lavacat720

    @lavacat720

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@arc8218mom can we get c++ No we have c++ at home C+ 💀💀💀

  • @UMpt835

    @UMpt835

    9 ай бұрын

    "Great Scott!"

  • @mdebarshi

    @mdebarshi

    9 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @ahmedinfoo920
    @ahmedinfoo9208 ай бұрын

    Advice from the creator of C++ : 🌟 Don't over specialize; stay flexible in career choices. 🌟 Prioritize building relationships and a balanced life outside of computing. 🌟 Communication skills are crucial; coding isn't the sole focus. 🌟 Broad-based education and skill set preparation is valuable. 🌟 Be prepared for opportunities and stay open to diverse learning experiences.

  • @blackscreenstatusadda2991

    @blackscreenstatusadda2991

    17 күн бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @devon9374
    @devon93749 ай бұрын

    Programming Principles & Practice is my favorite technical textbook of all time. It’s literally a masterpiece, full of knowledge and practical advice for programming and for life in general ❤

  • @dontreadmyusername6787

    @dontreadmyusername6787

    9 ай бұрын

    What is it about. Can you provide a short summary of sorts. I might be curious

  • @devon9374

    @devon9374

    9 ай бұрын

    @@dontreadmyusername6787 Hey! It's a beginner's intro to programming principles using C++.

  • @GustiG

    @GustiG

    9 ай бұрын

    It teaches you programming using C++

  • @SantiagoGonzalez-sl5lj

    @SantiagoGonzalez-sl5lj

    9 ай бұрын

    thanks for the book recommendation!

  • @exnihilonihilfit6316

    @exnihilonihilfit6316

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@dontreadmyusername6787Unfortunately, you'll never amount to anything.

  • @unknownpage9239
    @unknownpage92399 ай бұрын

    "Living life in multiple dimensions, to be an artist, one must first embody the roles of philosopher, poet, and teacher in order to express humanity. By feeling the emotions that connect us with each other and employing scientific terminology through programming, this connection is forged."

  • @NgoWunKnows

    @NgoWunKnows

    9 ай бұрын

    Wot??

  • @naelpontes8444

    @naelpontes8444

    9 ай бұрын

    Who said that?

  • @unknownpage9239

    @unknownpage9239

    9 ай бұрын

    @@naelpontes8444 me , why ?

  • @naelpontes8444

    @naelpontes8444

    9 ай бұрын

    @@unknownpage9239 oh, neat! Just to confirm. You had written it inside quotation marks so I was wondering if it was someone else that you were quoting.

  • @unknownpage9239

    @unknownpage9239

    9 ай бұрын

    @@naelpontes8444 thanks!

  • @darky4555
    @darky45559 ай бұрын

    Before he dies i want to thank Bjarne Stroustrup for all the wonderfull things he's given to the world. I really enjoy C++ it's my favorite programming language, but i also love his philosophical approach towards programming, that it's not the end to all means, but just one ingredient to make a perfect cake. (keep socializing, keep going outside, meet new friends, share ideas etc).

  • @Yomomma-jf9iy

    @Yomomma-jf9iy

    8 ай бұрын

    Help him make more copies of him, than others.

  • @exnihilonihilfit6316

    @exnihilonihilfit6316

    3 ай бұрын

    Before you die, stop writing evil b.s.

  • @qq77777
    @qq777778 ай бұрын

    This is the best advice I've ever heard. I spent a lot of time in front of computers a lot of time to learn CS, C++ and another language and technologies. Now I need to spent my time in my real life, take care of my health and live our the only one life. And my health will be fine and pay attention not only computers.

  • @Sad-Lemon
    @Sad-Lemon9 ай бұрын

    This is why I'm a developer by profession but a theologian by passion. I fix bugs in computer software, create architecture of future products and maintain CI/CD pipelines and at the same time I help people fix the sin issue, create a heavenly atmosphere around me and maintain friendships in Christ.

  • @sammatthew7

    @sammatthew7

    8 ай бұрын

    God bless my friend Spending time with our Creator is the best

  • @LazyTitan9

    @LazyTitan9

    8 ай бұрын

    So you're delusional then? if you're a theologian that is.

  • @Sad-Lemon

    @Sad-Lemon

    8 ай бұрын

    @@sammatthew7 exactly! May He bless you and your loved ones abundantly! :)

  • @rosshoyt2030
    @rosshoyt20309 ай бұрын

    Good attempt by the audio engineer to tame Bjarne's famous "S" whistle sound. Unfortunately the result is an overly muffled dialogue sound. Maybe they tried, but for any Bjarne audio, the engineer should be using a De-Esser audio plugin (and one built in C++ likely 🤣)

  • @Honeypotio

    @Honeypotio

    9 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @MalamIbnMalam

    @MalamIbnMalam

    9 ай бұрын

    Well he is from Scandinavia, a lot of them speak that way.

  • @LWmusik

    @LWmusik

    9 ай бұрын

    It shouldnt be that hard to tame it right? I thought it was super loud in this video... Just add a de esser in the whistling range, which is much lower hz than the S range

  • @rosshoyt2030

    @rosshoyt2030

    9 ай бұрын

    @@LWmusik agreed. A little experience is required to dial in the settings usually 😜

  • @LeegallyBliindLOL

    @LeegallyBliindLOL

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MalamIbnMalam No, that entirely depends on where they're from. But he's from Århus, so he has that local dialect plus also being a very strong pronouncer of the "s", even compared to his colleagues :D

  • @thescientisthorse
    @thescientisthorse9 ай бұрын

    This is actually a wholesome video. I thought I wasn't gonna get anything out of it, but this is remarkable. Thanks Honeypot for bringing this gem to all of us.

  • @CobusGreyling
    @CobusGreyling9 ай бұрын

    I spent six years studying towards a Master's in Commercial Law. It burned me out entirely because I realized it's not what I wanted to do myself but what others wanted for me. The first 40 seconds of this video hit hard, even for a non-CS guy.

  • @therealsigma3630

    @therealsigma3630

    8 ай бұрын

    ❌️

  • @lunaticbseker

    @lunaticbseker

    8 ай бұрын

    I am burned out from chemical engineering studies so burned out I don't even know what I want to do at this point

  • @CobusGreyling

    @CobusGreyling

    8 ай бұрын

    @@lunaticbseker I know *exactly* what you're going through. I fought that feeling for four years. The best thing you can do is exercise self compassion and don't beat yourself up- it only makes the process take longer.

  • @lunaticbseker

    @lunaticbseker

    8 ай бұрын

    @@CobusGreyling been going through this close to 3 years now. Thanks for the advice ,I think self compassion is what I am lacking

  • @samitechcookie9758

    @samitechcookie9758

    8 ай бұрын

    @@lunaticbseker All the best for you to find self-compassion! To get it you (simply) need to realize that you are a valuable human being and not a machine. Just talk to yourself sometimes and give yourself compliments for even small progress. It helps. Cheers!

  • @ashrais
    @ashrais8 ай бұрын

    Such a legendary and humble being. Sometimes we just sit inside our own boxes, we forget there is a world outside. From the place where I come from, we say it frog in a well. Never leaving that small well, never realizing there is a universe outside.

  • @GenericUser-gi7cz
    @GenericUser-gi7cz8 ай бұрын

    As a Lead Data Engineer, communication is EVERYTHING, collaboration is key to bring success to any of your projects, in my experience all of the projects that get stuck it is because of lack of communication and collaboration between colleagues or entire teams. Even if you are dealing with factually undertrained or egotistical people, talk to them, bring them to calls and show them clearly what the problems are from your prespective, make them understand why the process does not work.

  • @etis398
    @etis3989 ай бұрын

    I really like his advice, against the general "grind" culture of nowadays, and being open to other fields.

  • @kootenpv
    @kootenpv9 ай бұрын

    I didn't know that doc from Back to the Future created the C++ language

  • @ITGirlll
    @ITGirlll9 ай бұрын

    Some of the least qualified people get the best jobs because they knew the right people. Socializing is just as important as having technical skills.

  • @incremental_failure

    @incremental_failure

    8 ай бұрын

    This is especially true nowadays when the hard work has been done in the previous decades. Now the industry attracts more and more parasites. Eventually when the parasites overthrow the organism (the people who do the actual work), the organisation collapses.

  • @NinjaRunningWild

    @NinjaRunningWild

    25 күн бұрын

    Especially for women.

  • @azure8146

    @azure8146

    25 күн бұрын

    That's called nepotism.

  • @jonieder50

    @jonieder50

    19 күн бұрын

    I don’t think that’s his message. You shouldn’t socialize with the motive that those people could come in handy later for your career. He is trying to say the opposite that job is important and all but even more important is to have a balanced life with friends and family and things you love to do besides working in front of a screen

  • @psiturbo

    @psiturbo

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@NinjaRunningWildAgreed, have seen it happen many times in the IT field, can't stand their polished giggles when climbing the pay grade ladder.

  • @Roxaro
    @RoxaroАй бұрын

    as game dev I can really relate to that, I am lonely because how I needed to focus on my career to survive, but the more days passes I realize I am just lonely and don't enjoy life anymore and get depressed so I started to add some color to my daily life by doing different things.

  • @za7304

    @za7304

    13 күн бұрын

    Do tasks outside of work especially ones involving interacting with different people that you know and don't know

  • @cheydinal5401
    @cheydinal54019 ай бұрын

    Exactly. I'm not a fan of Steve Jobs, but he said that a major impact on his life was when he took some art courses in college, that helped him find and create beautiful patterns and such, and as I remember also informed his concept of simplicity. Which ultimately obviously paid off big time for his software and hardware, because a program that doesn't have an emotionally appealing and intuitive user interface is just not actually useable

  • @danny.golcman6846
    @danny.golcman68469 ай бұрын

    I am learning C++ right now in college, thank you sir for creating such a great and powerful programming language!

  • @raianmr2843

    @raianmr2843

    9 ай бұрын

    man you're gona looove rust

  • @johnxina7496

    @johnxina7496

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@raianmr2843whts so good about rust

  • @xffeeo

    @xffeeo

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@raianmr2843^^^

  • @nikhilhalbe

    @nikhilhalbe

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@raianmr2843don't

  • @L3ZC
    @L3ZC8 ай бұрын

    He looks exactly how I thought the creator of C++ would look like. Big thanks for this marvelous creation

  • @user-zu1ix3yq2w
    @user-zu1ix3yq2w9 ай бұрын

    "Don't be too sure you know the future.." I should've been MORE confident..

  • @93vaz
    @93vaz8 күн бұрын

    "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication", this saying proves to be true each time more, a legend of our professional area of ​​activity, after all he've done and learned, saying wise and simple words: "be human". Remember guys, terminator 2 final scenes "a terminator can learn the value of a human life, maybe we can do it too".

  • @rawhit007
    @rawhit0078 ай бұрын

    People in software would take his advice seriously than it coming from anybody else. We need to realise there is life outside of sitting in front of screen all day. The sooner we realize the better it is.

  • @Nick_fb

    @Nick_fb

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah we should spend all day standing in a field playing golf.

  • @user-yd1qk9kw9n

    @user-yd1qk9kw9n

    23 күн бұрын

    That life doesn't pay money

  • @uzair004
    @uzair0049 ай бұрын

    Finally someone said it, I always had this idea in my mind. Life is about juggling multiple balls, doesn't matter how much good you are at one thing there is another thing you loose. Everytime I see extremely talented Engineer, I always look for how they do in other social & personal skills. This is one way to avoid imposter syndrome.

  • @puopg

    @puopg

    9 ай бұрын

    Then you meet that Chad who is a 10x, nice, highly sociable yet still chill, empathetic and jacked af.

  • @hashtags_YT

    @hashtags_YT

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@puopgNobody's got it all, you never know what he's hiding. Besides, life's a slippery slope. Can you say for certain he'll remain exactly like that in a year? How about 10?

  • @mrfatuchi

    @mrfatuchi

    9 ай бұрын

    @@hashtags_YT Exactly. Its the rise and fall that is hard. Everybody that reaches heights has to come down eventually and thats not a pleasant experience while "mediocre" people, I use that word in least negative way, dont experience highs but also dont experience lows. It really is one of worst feelings in life to have something then lose it. Just look at any athlete or actor that had the highest of highs and now are older they all seem in sort of depression of sorts.

  • @turolretar

    @turolretar

    9 ай бұрын

    Yep, you gotta choose your sacrifices. But I wouldn’t put that much pressure on anyone. I think it’s best to live without such internal turmoil. Life is to be experienced, and in the end I tend to believe that it doesn’t matter what you have achieved in your work or social life. Just be, help out others when you can

  • @mxbx307

    @mxbx307

    9 ай бұрын

    I absolutely detest precocious people who spend their entire lives bossing everything. - Top of their math class, but also a leading expert on the Romantic Poets, and Keynesian economic theory - Head of the Debating Society and got a legal scholarship - Fluent in six languages - Swimming champion. Runs a 5K in 15 minutes. Bench presses a cruise ship. Captain of the rowing _and_ baseball teams - Spends his entire life travelling to far flung places you've never heard of - He'll blow your mind in the kitchen. Best amateur chef you ever met - Graduated in Political Theory (top of his class) and then did his MBA, but you bet he "learned to code for fun" and beat most CS grads. Now is Chief Engineer at a FinTech or Investment Bank earning a phone number paycheck and has his work-life balance carved into marble. That was a side-step from his old gig being a trader, mind - Super confident socialite with a professional comedian-grade sense of humour, best friends with everyone he walks past in the street, has never ever been single. Married to a borderline supermodel and has 4 kids The perfect life and an easy mode speedrun. I've known people like this and see no hope for myself.

  • @rafeeq_
    @rafeeq_8 ай бұрын

    Creator of one of the greatest programming language said to me to "Go outside and touch grass" really put an impacted to me. Truly a wonderful experienced.

  • @user-zs1hm1cy8u
    @user-zs1hm1cy8u8 ай бұрын

    "You could either be playing sudoku and it will be the same" damn, this is so true, if theres no others to share it with, it doesn't matter what you do.

  • @Vikas_Kumar_Singh
    @Vikas_Kumar_Singh9 ай бұрын

    he is like budha of coding world,works so heavenly,talks down to earth

  • @smortlogician9258

    @smortlogician9258

    9 ай бұрын

    *Buddha

  • @compoundnoun
    @compoundnoun9 ай бұрын

    He is positively charming, isn’t he. And the advice is quite wise, too.

  • @DanIel-fl1vc
    @DanIel-fl1vcКүн бұрын

    I hear this advice often from different people in different lines of creative work. Thankful game development forced me to utilize knowledge I had from before and pick up new stuff. -Narrative -Music Theory -Anatomy -Rigging & animation -Programming Specializing on one of these is financially risky, especially art, music and animation. Not because it's easy, but because people got an internet full of nice pictures & music already. And unless you're animating a Pixar movie animation is a dead end, especially with motion capture. Very hard to make good money today being good at one thing. Writing a really good book is probably your best bet.

  • @frankyin8509
    @frankyin8509Ай бұрын

    As a graphics guy, i admit i have that nerdy thought of beating the world with code, until generative AI punches my face and I reevaluate the situation. His advice is more like a complete version of epiphany i encountered. Thx for the gem 🎉

  • @DanielJustavino23
    @DanielJustavino239 ай бұрын

    Top notch advice, in the end its all about people.

  • @hobbies1863
    @hobbies18639 ай бұрын

    I've heard such advice before, but coming from Bjarne it hits different.

  • @MoosesValley
    @MoosesValley8 ай бұрын

    Am at the tail end of my life and programming career, where I have devoted my life to developing software, ... this advice is pure gold.

  • @ElikemTheTuner
    @ElikemTheTuner9 ай бұрын

    This is gold. I will watch it over and over.

  • @neelroy2918
    @neelroy29189 ай бұрын

    I never believed in "this one thing will change your life" videos (who does?). But one of the smartest person giving this advise made me realise life is complicated. You will have 1 or 2 or even 50 things to work on and it will just depend on your life.

  • @plica06

    @plica06

    9 ай бұрын

    I understood your first sentence but then nothing else.

  • @johnysins69696

    @johnysins69696

    9 ай бұрын

    @@plica06 agree

  • @RetroBreak
    @RetroBreak9 ай бұрын

    Very important advice! Don’t neglect soft skills!

  • @mr_noodler
    @mr_noodler9 ай бұрын

    The greatest thing technical people can learn is social skills, very simple

  • @SsaliJonathan
    @SsaliJonathan9 ай бұрын

    Dude looks like Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty.

  • @BastianJahn
    @BastianJahn9 ай бұрын

    Amazing video! Really good and logical advice.

  • @RottenMuLoT
    @RottenMuLoT9 ай бұрын

    Weirdly enough one of the reason I decided to take that career path in computer science was the opportunity to learn. I never ever hear of people saying that software engineer is like a meta career in regards to the fact that you can literally work in any field, trying to help people through automation in any domain. And of course, computer science progress is moving so fast that you inevitably have to learn and master new techniques all the time.

  • @Inception1338
    @Inception13389 ай бұрын

    What an authority. (truth) thanks for this upload. I especially like the notion about communication. How far could we go if we speak truthful to each other.

  • @ismaelyassin8882
    @ismaelyassin88823 күн бұрын

    Great person, I worked with c++ many years ago. Now I jump into blockchain programming with internet computer ICP.

  • @guimhoff
    @guimhoff22 күн бұрын

    So you have to write code AND documentation?

  • @Pranav_4119
    @Pranav_41199 ай бұрын

    Basically he's saying "Go touch some grass...."

  • @JetSoftProHQ
    @JetSoftProHQ8 ай бұрын

    Indeed, it's fascinating to bring pioneers of the software development industry into the spotlight. Their insights and experiences pave the way for the innovations we see today.

  • @jackbotman
    @jackbotman25 күн бұрын

    Feels like this was a message of "Do what you do and hopefully you get lucky, or just chill and have a life "

  • @TheTruthSeeker756
    @TheTruthSeeker7569 ай бұрын

    Wow, it's great to see that one of the greatest computer programmers thinks there's more to life than computer programming💌

  • @cocoyeabroom

    @cocoyeabroom

    8 ай бұрын

    And apparently still loves Lego ☺

  • @yourgodfather
    @yourgodfather9 ай бұрын

    This man is a treasure ❤

  • @Ramizz

    @Ramizz

    9 ай бұрын

    Exactly ❤🎉😊

  • @TheImmortalSavior
    @TheImmortalSavior19 күн бұрын

    this is how i imagined the c++ creator would look like

  • @nishandatta9104
    @nishandatta91048 ай бұрын

    Indeed, recognising the opportunity present around us needs a holistic approach to everything. Education is building layers of skills and experiences unto oneself so that we can contribute with our ideas. Really a legend whose life is an inspiration, man he knew 2 dozen languages at a time. Flexibility is so crucial!

  • @muhasawa
    @muhasawa9 ай бұрын

    Watching the person who created C++ after months of learning in my semesters is a different experience. The target audience for this video seems to be nerds and introverts.

  • @pierre-etiennepetit3075
    @pierre-etiennepetit30759 ай бұрын

    The man brings is wisdom with such class, amazing!

  • @error0803

    @error0803

    9 ай бұрын

    was that a C pun? lol

  • @exnihilonihilfit6316

    @exnihilonihilfit6316

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@error0803For sure.

  • @kikrim1
    @kikrim19 ай бұрын

    I thought I would hear something opposite and I'm suprised in pleasing way. I happy that such acomplished person says something I'm personaly beliving.

  • @LuigiSimoncini
    @LuigiSimoncini8 ай бұрын

    Love C++ and love Bjarne Stroustrup, but I needed this 30+ years ago when I was fresh off Uni, I did most of those mistakes :)

  • @XnonXte
    @XnonXte9 ай бұрын

    This man is a living legend

  • @lasagnahog7695
    @lasagnahog76959 ай бұрын

    A good example of a generally good message having a lot of power due to the delivery and who is delivering it. If Stroustrup is telling nerds to broaden themselves then they should listen.

  • @RudolfsLab
    @RudolfsLab8 күн бұрын

    Advice I would give to my younger self (especially the teenage-me): When older people give you advice, listen to it carefully and look back to it when you grow up. Don't turn your head ignorantly thinking old people are boring and listening to life advice is a waste of time. I did exactly that and I feel very bad, because good advice comes to help when life gets tough.

  • @The-Great-Brindian
    @The-Great-Brindian8 ай бұрын

    Here is someone who embodies a blend of qualities that I believe make an excellent role model for today's youth: impressionable, intelligent, intellectual, gifted, and dedicated. In my humble opinion, there's nothing more appealing in a person than the fundamental virtues and qualities of sincerity, honesty, respect, humility, and maturity. When you add intellectualism to this mix, you create living legends like the individual I'm referring to. I would feel honored to meet Bjarne, although a part of me also feels a bit apprehensive because I don't think I could engage with him on an intellectual level, particularly when it comes to programming and computer science. These are the men and women whom young people worldwide should aspire to emulate and, in fact, strive to surpass. Only then can our world move in the right direction. Namaste 🙏

  • @vantagepointmoon
    @vantagepointmoon9 ай бұрын

    It is a good advice regardless of the profession, but perhaps more relevant for the programmers since there's generally an overemphasis on the technical side of things

  • @ev.c6
    @ev.c69 ай бұрын

    Fantastisk rådgivning! Vi er så stolt at dig Bjarne!

  • @r2com641

    @r2com641

    8 ай бұрын

    Jag kan prata pa svenska

  • @technicolourmyles

    @technicolourmyles

    8 ай бұрын

    Er dette norsk eller svensk? Det ser ut som en bland av de begge to.

  • @technicolourmyles

    @technicolourmyles

    8 ай бұрын

    Åh, det må være dansk nå at jeg tenker på det litt mer.

  • @crtl-prototype-studios
    @crtl-prototype-studios16 күн бұрын

    this is..... true. for me I had no control or care over my everyday life or whatever and the only stuff I cared about is just programming and making stuff with code I realized that too late Math makes me vigilant of numbers and my abilities, CS makes me aware of my possible creations, History makes me aware of my falling scores

  • @ParaclytorZ
    @ParaclytorZ9 ай бұрын

    The remarkable advice from one of greatest men on computer.

  • @nicholasbicholas
    @nicholasbicholas9 ай бұрын

    Damn, Bjarne really described me in that first minute :')

  • @boozmedina970
    @boozmedina9709 ай бұрын

    Este man es genial, gracias por preservar estas palabras

  • @randikavishman3971
    @randikavishman39719 ай бұрын

    This speech totally delighted my day!

  • @izmadi22
    @izmadi228 ай бұрын

    this is very good advice that can be applied to most (if not all) fields. timeless advice, too.

  • @shahroozleon9098
    @shahroozleon90989 ай бұрын

    I have many respect for this great man

  • @saitaro
    @saitaro9 ай бұрын

    Wisdom and modesty. Thank you, Dr. Stroustrup.

  • @stephenpaek9175
    @stephenpaek917519 күн бұрын

    Words of wisdom from a great teaching. Thank you.

  • @patric_forreal
    @patric_forreal9 ай бұрын

    Daim that was wise ✅

  • @Filaxsan
    @Filaxsan9 ай бұрын

    You know is bad when Bjarne himself needs to tell you not to be an unbalanced nerd.

  • @Honeypotio

    @Honeypotio

    9 ай бұрын

    💖

  • @anurag01a
    @anurag01a9 ай бұрын

    This is quite Wholesome! Thanks Honeypot for this :)

  • @mitaasy
    @mitaasy14 күн бұрын

    “Write the best code and change the world” have seen lot of them. I agree about Listening. It’s an art.

  • @frankyy7359
    @frankyy73599 ай бұрын

    Wish I had seen this before taking studies in CS. I would probably leave it a hobby.

  • @unucellply4221

    @unucellply4221

    9 ай бұрын

    thanks for the advise. yeah, programming is too cold to be your main income

  • @dencam
    @dencam9 ай бұрын

    Awesome! But, please give us longer videos 😂

  • @RodMartinJr
    @RodMartinJr12 күн бұрын

    *_Humility!_* This is the active ingredient in all discovery (and learning). No one knows everything. Start there! Realize that you know very, very little. BUT look at the Great Unknown not as a barrier, but as a wonderland of potential. 😎♥✝🇺🇸💯

  • @Theelderscrollsftw94
    @Theelderscrollsftw949 ай бұрын

    OMG I was in need of this now!

  • @iscultas
    @iscultas9 ай бұрын

    If the first advice was "Do not overcomplicate things" that would be amusing one

  • @mircopaul5259

    @mircopaul5259

    9 ай бұрын

    C++ is really quite neat and powerful in my opinion. The things people perceive as complications are often either to be efficient on the architecture or really powerful constructs that just seem exotic to the unaccustomed. The ever increasing compiler capabilities make some of these things less relevant today, but C++ is still one of the most powerful languages for high performance

  • @nerath639

    @nerath639

    24 күн бұрын

    @@mircopaul5259 yeaaa ... this whole c++ is dark magic stuff is bloated because of the memes. If you actually learn C++ and do stuff with it ... its not that bad to understand ... and can be quite cool with its more hardware orientated programming style

  • @breakdancerQ
    @breakdancerQ9 ай бұрын

    Wait there's a life outside computing?

  • @Green_Expedition_Drgn
    @Green_Expedition_Drgn4 ай бұрын

    Exactly what my Mechatronics Professor said. Great advice! Especially, for all of us Nuerodivergents in these types of careers.

  • @Luluskuy
    @Luluskuy8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the advice

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