One mans trash… Bjarne Stroustrups The C++ Programming Language

I came across this classic tome while wandering the halls of the Neuchatel office, this week. It’s one I remember reading when in my last year at University (in fact I’m almost certain I have a copy gathering dust in my basement).

Bjarne Stroustrup's seminal programming book

This particular volume once belonged to James Carrington (at least that’s my best guess from a Post-It on the inside that mentions his first name), who was an early member of the Developer Support team at the ESC (European Software Centre) in Neuchatel, way back when. This edition is from 1986, which I’m pretty sure makes it a reprint of the 1st edition.

Anyway – if you don’t already have it and would like it, drop me an email. You should know the drill, by now.

This week many of my esteemed Neuchatel colleagues are leaving the company, very sadly. The Localization and Finance teams have now almost gone, with a few people staying on until July or August. We’ve had regular “apéros” at the end of each month to say goodbye, but May is a…

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