(Life) Advice From The Creator of C++

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.
P.S. Our main mic failed on this shoot, which is why the audio isn't the best - we recommend to not put it too loud and read the subs if you find it annoying. (And yes we did put a de-esser.......)
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[@Honeypotio]

We got some requests for the full interview with Bjarne: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PCXpWFl8ukfa8 💘

[@rafaelbroseghini985]

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]

Wow, that felt so relaxing and nice to read.

[@yt-sh]

thanks for sharing it

[@wiztek1197]

Linus Torvalds has entered the chat

[@NorthernChimp]

Thank you. (And Bjarne)

[@ms-jahan]

Just went through my heart!

[@akshay-kumar-007]

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

[@kohelet910]

😂

[@lets_see_777]

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

[@flaguser4196]

maybe ask advice from anders hejlsberg 😅

[@SO-dl2pv]

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]

@@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]

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

[@gr8dvd]

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]

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

[@realrebelli0n]

@@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]

How’s his d taste bro

[@FelixGigler]

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?

[@iamgerwin]

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

[@paulytools]

bingo

[@Christiandavidstrakerletsgooo]

mind blown X D

[@vectoralphaAI]

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]

💯

[@stevensong8784]

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]

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]

cliche but true: stop while you're ahead.

[@surplusking2425]

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

[@Jordan22220]

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]

TAMU?

[@codebro_26]

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

[@aaravgulati2]

Damn....which university though?

[@Defirence]

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]

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

[@hyper_channel]

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

[@mal798]

$45k base.

[@manuelpineda9067]

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

[@TylerRayPittman]

Mad scientist hair lmao

[@jackendy]

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

[@nomoredarts8918]

You are new here, right?

[@arc8218]

Lmao

[@nnova319]

🤣

[@pemrograman-cepat3393]

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

[@gbbarn]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@syedmohammadsannan964]

​@@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 :).

[@ITGirlll]

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]

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.

[@theuns-robertpretorius8331]

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

[@rosshoyt2030]

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]

😂

[@MalamIbnMalam]

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

[@LWmusik]

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]

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

[@LeegallyBliindLOL]

@@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

[@wooombat]

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

[@bitwise4996]

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]

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]

^^100

[@zekicaneksi]

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]

@@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]

Your comment just goes against his ideology

[@darky4555]

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]

Help him make more copies of him, than others.

[@exnihilonihilfit6316]

Before you die, stop writing evil b.s.

[@unknownpage9239]

"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]

Wot??

[@naelpontes8444]

Who said that?

[@unknownpage9239]

@@naelpontes8444 me , why ?

[@naelpontes8444]

@@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]

@@naelpontes8444 thanks!

[@TNothingFree]

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]

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]

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

[@arc8218]

People in 70-90s are absolute beast, they create whole different world like internet, meanwhile me fixing bug on js

[@MalamIbnMalam]

It depends on that field of engineering you end up in. There are still jobs that involve C/C++ like self-driving cars, robotics, embedded systems/IoT

[@paulytools]

ASSEMBLY

[@artofrjm]

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.

[@unknown_user_235]

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.

[@nirajandata]

for unknown viewers, he is 72 years old now

[@etis398]

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

[@alishapayne4121]

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

[@TheOriginalJohnDoe]

Rocking the crazy scientist look

[@arc8218]

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

[@lavacat720]

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

[@UMpt835]

"Great Scott!"

[@mdebarshi]

🤣

[@devon9374]

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]

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

[@devon9374]

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

[@GustiG]

It teaches you programming using C++

[@SantiagoGonzalez-sl5lj]

thanks for the book recommendation!

[@exnihilonihilfit6316]

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

[@L3ZC]

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

[@user-zu1ix3yq2w]

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

[@uzair004]

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]

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

[@hashtags_YT]

​@@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]

@@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]

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]

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.

[@ashrais]

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.

[@thescientisthorse]

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.

[@compoundnoun]

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

[@qq77777]

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.

[@ElikemTheTuner]

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

[@hobbies1863]

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

[@MoosesValley]

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.

[@JetSoftProHQ]

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.

[@Vikas_Kumar_Singh]

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

[@smortlogician9258]

*Buddha

[@GenericUser-gi7cz]

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.

[@Inception1338]

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.

[@CobusGreyling]

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]

❌️

[@lunaticbseker]

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]

@@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]

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

[@samitechcookie9758]

@@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!

[@nishandatta9104]

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!

[@RetroBreak]

Very important advice! Don’t neglect soft skills!

[@saitaro]

Wisdom and modesty. Thank you, Dr. Stroustrup.

[@rawhit007]

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]

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

[@The-Great-Brindian]

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 🙏

[@papercuthappinnes4468]

Humble. That's the message.

[@ChryseCoder]

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

[@BastianJahn]

Amazing video! Really good and logical advice.

[@firedhouszshal]

The remarkable advice from one of greatest men on computer.

[@DanielJustavino23]

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

[@kootenpv]

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

[@cheydinal5401]

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

[@kikrim1]

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.

[@randikavishman3971]

This speech totally delighted my day!

[@Sad-Lemon]

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]

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

[@Hibernater]

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

[@Sad-Lemon]

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

[@rafeeq_]

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.

[@XnonXte]

This man is a living legend

[@ev.c6]

Fantastisk rådgivning! Vi er så stolt at dig Bjarne!

[@r2com641]

Jag kan prata pa svenska

[@technicolourmyles]

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

[@technicolourmyles]

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

[@LuigiSimoncini]

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 :)

[@danny.golcman6846]

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

[@raianmr2843]

man you're gona looove rust

[@johnxina7496]

​@@raianmr2843whts so good about rust

[@xffeeo]

​@@raianmr2843^^^

[@nikhilhalbe]

​@@raianmr2843don't

[@pierre-etiennepetit3075]

The man brings is wisdom with such class, amazing!

[@error0803]

was that a C pun? lol

[@exnihilonihilfit6316]

​@@error0803For sure.

[@AnthonyIle]

Thank you for your advice. Your words I will cheerish and remember for long.

[@izmadi22]

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

[@Green_Expedition_Drgn]

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

[@him727]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@yourgodfather]

This man is a treasure ❤

[@Ramizz]

Exactly ❤🎉😊

[@user-dz8zx1oc1e]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Zwen314]

Thanks ！ The advices are very useful.❤

[@RomanBakirov]

Thank you very much for your advice!

[@Filaxsan]

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

[@Honeypotio]

💖

[@frankyin8509]

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 🎉

[@Luluskuy]

Thanks for the advice

[@neelroy2918]

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]

I understood your first sentence but then nothing else.

[@johnysins69696]

@@plica06 agree

[@mr_noodler]

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

[@_bustion_1928]

To put it simply: one should know how to apply what they learn in practice. This takes multitude of different skills sometimes completely unrelated to coding, or math, or any technical science :)

[@philipjones3894]

I needed to hear that.

[@anurag01a]

This is quite Wholesome! Thanks Honeypot for this :)

[@RottenMuLoT]

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.

[@lasagnahog7695]

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.

[@user-zs1hm1cy8u]

"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.

[@romeljohnmonsanto9072]

Thanks for this!

[@homerreal]

Bro, these three minutes felt like three hours. he gave so many advices, which felt unreal for my brain to be fit in three minutes:

[@rudypieplenbosch6752]

Agreed, a lot of colleagues don't seem to have a personal life, kinda sad sometimes.

[@Theelderscrollsftw94]

OMG I was in need of this now!

[@gad_leybharts]

thank you very much, and thanks to Grand Master Bjarne Stroustrup

[@MeltedInvention]

I needed this

[@isachinj]

Golden words!

[@definitelynosebreather]

Damn, thats a good advice - especially in fields developing quickly.

[@bayareacarnatic]

Golden words in under 3mins

[@makisekuurisuu]

Thank youu 💙

[@LanhNguyen-ym5uf]

Thanks man ❤❤❤

[@connorhay5823]

I'm not the best programmer in the world, and I do not live to programme like a lot of programmers. But, I enjoy connecting with people and building friendships. I can tell you, good people skills will get you better pay and a more enjoyable job far better than being a 15-20% better coder than someone else. We are not robots, we are people. When life comes first, when relationships come first, when people come first, everything else follows. Learn to programme yes, of course, but make time to learn everything else too!

[@ulyssesmoura4890]

This was soooo wise.

[@v-for-victory]

I am a lifetime fan of Bjarne.

[@evilwizardtherapist]

Thank you sir. 😢

[@BrunoNeureiter]

This is a great example of when a de-esser is absolutely necessary

[@oleksandroliynyk8437]

good stuff! Really good piece of advice

[@shahroozleon9098]

I have many respect for this great man

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

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

[@cocoyeabroom]

And apparently still loves Lego ☺