Bjarne Stroustrup: Recognizing Beautiful Code

[@lexfridman]

This is a clip from a conversation with Bjarne Stroustrup from Nov 2019. New full episodes are released once or twice a week and 1-2 new clips or a new non-podcast video is released on all other days. If you enjoy it, subscribe, comment, and share. You can watch the full conversation here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4Xbg3lrlsxlbaM (more links below) Podcast full episodes playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Podcasts clips playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 Podcast website: lexfridman.com/ai Podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes): apple.co/2lwqZIr Podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 Podcast RSS: lexfridman.com/category/ai/feed/

[@schrodingerscat3912]

you're the man!

[@andersbodin1551]

The only clean code out there is an empty main method

[@abhijithowal9025]

this comment is really underrated.!!

[@leonlysak4927]

Lmao

[@potatoxel7800]

but what if i want that empty main method to be empty but in a cleaner way?

[@johnshaw6702]

Interesting. The only issue is in C++ you could actually write a program that does something and still have an empty main function. Remember that static global objects are created before main() is called.

[@jarlobs8535]

That wouldn't be clean either because an empty main should be simplified to do nothing, not even a nop instruction, thus having it is not clean code.

[@jflow5601]

In my experience, the most elegant code is obvious for the human to understand. I have seen terrible code that is poorly documented and overly complicated. The complexity of this code could burden an organization for years.

[@oldschoolwreak]

@@Viriyascybin Your emoji's are certainly are a mark of high IQ.

[@rkj11107]

Ive seen terrible code with outstanding documentation. Ive seen beautiful code without any documentation... for a reason.

[@frozentomatoman3422]

Umm I would make a "sweep" function and call it often in main.

[@daya455]

I like Bob martin’s version of this answer, “You know you’re looking at clean code, when you feel that the code was written by someone who cares”.

[@BookWormsOriginal]

By far the most romantic discussion about "BEAUTIFUL" code! "You know it when you see it"- couldn't have said it any better!

[@Wulfcry]

4:30 “It’s easier to recognize ugly code then beautiful code ,cause beautiful code is innovative “ True that. To me doom engine and mostly quake code 🤤are an example of that. Not to forget the demo scene of yesteryears simple eloquently constructed.

[@badnoodlez]

Carmack is one of the good guys. The dev teams on those games were something else.

[@aperezNWO]

I wish reach the age of 70 with such energy and professional respect.

[@paulfarquharson5248]

Move 37 springs to mind

[@dimitriosdesmos4699]

not inspiration not gift....its love for what you do. Only do something you love and only that...then you will get your inspiration and gift. !

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

The complexity of code goes up with number of lines, I believe someone already made this observation, but I think it goes something like 2^n, n number of lines.

[@mavhunter8753]

That’s not necessarily true. That’s a good excuse to write bad code though...

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

@@mavhunter8753 yes. Complexity of code goes up as a number of connections between objects starts to go up. OOP solves it somewhat.

[@zachleonard8830]

The Way of the Carpenter

[@MrAnandml]

After watching video in normal speed you can see it in 1.25x to see a more happier and dynamic version of Bajourne Strastroupe...

[@harikyt]

The youtube ad i got before this video said one of the people in this video talks against israel now that israel and palastine are at war and it said to stand with israel

[@grail9558]

Given enough time any code maintained by different people over many years becomes messy.

[@adelinaquijano1083]

A g u c

[@frozentomatoman3422]

The fact that the interviewer is not excited, pisses me off

[@sofiagrafa6711]

!!!!!!

[@ilyasaroui7745]

Dont discuss code beauty with the. C++ creator

[@ilyasaroui7745]

@mint CHILL do like its syntaxe?

[@nicolareiman9687]

@@Viriyascybin because the syntax of c++ is like hebrew letters.

[@outsider1st]

@@ilyasaroui7745 Code beauty != Syntax. C++ has it's flaws - it's not the most elegant language I've seen, but especially in it's new standards it has really improved on syntax and added many new cool features. You simply do not explain code beauty in terms of syntax, it's much more than that..

[@grekiki]

@Noor Wachid?

[@mavhunter8753]

That’s what I’m saying! Lol

[@thomasanderson1416]

The maker of the most abominable language talking about code beauty. Take a hike Bjarne.

[@pwndepot367]

Sounds like you don’t know how to code well

[@imrich333]

Code beauty is not about syntax. I am sorry but you are dumb.

[@arkaseth]

@@beastman1927 That was brutal xD

[@thomasanderson1416]

@@beastman1927 Oh yeah, does that include Brian Kernigan and Niklaus Wirth who stated that C++ is the worst thing that happened to programming languages? Do you even know who these guys are?

[@thomasanderson1416]

@@pwndepot367 Oh yeah, does that include Brian Kernigan and Niklaus Wirth who stated that C++ is the worst thing that happened to programming languages