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Oral History of Bjarne Stroustrup

Computer History Museum

Oral History of Bjarne Stroustrup

Why leaders watch it

Oral history of language creation includes lessons on managing a long project and a community.

A two-hour Computer History Museum oral history interview with Bjarne Stroustrup, conducted by Paul McJones in 2015. It covers his youth, education at Aarhus and Cambridge, his career at Bell Labs and elsewhere, and the design and evolution of C++.

Topics: Innovation & creativity, Engineering & technical leadership

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