Scott Meyers > Quotes

“(If you’re not at all interested in performance, shouldn’t you be in the Python room down the hall?)”
― Scott Meyers, Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14

“First we crawl. Later we crawl on broken glass.”
― Scott Meyers, Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library

“That doesn't upset too many people, but the fact that accessibility restrictions don't enter into the picture has caused more than one otherwise pacifistic soul to contemplate distinctly unpacifistic actions.”
― Scott Meyers, Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs

“A recent study shows that the average length of tenancy for a typical customer is 11 months, and 24 months for the average commercial tenant.”
― Scott Meyers, Self Storage Blueprint for Success

“std::bind(setAlarm,             std::bind(std::plus<>(),                       std::bind(steady_clock::now),                       1h),             _1,             30s);”
― Scott Meyers, Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14

“Other than when dealing with exception-unsafe legacy code (which we'll discuss later in this Item), offering no exception safety guarantee should be an option only if your crack team of requirements analysts has identified a need for your application to leak resources and run with corrupt data structures. As”
― Scott Meyers, Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs

“std::bind can express the same thing, but the construct is an example of job security through code obscurity:”
― Scott Meyers, Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14