An Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup: Inventor of the C++ Programming Language
CURRENT POSITION
College of Engineering professor in Computer Science, Texas A&M University
CLAIM TO FAME
Inventor and original implementer of the C++ programming language
DATE OF BIRTH
December 30, 1950
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cambridge University, 1975–1979
Cand. Scient. (Master’s degree), Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Århus, Denmark, 1969–1975
FAVORITE PASTIMES & HOBBIES
Reading (light literature, popular science, history), running, traveling and hiking, listening to music (classical, rock, and more), dining with friends
BIOGRAPHY
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