Stroustrup presented with Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming award

Pearson Author Presented with Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award
Santa Clara, CA-March 7, 2008-Best-selling author Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and author of
the Addison-Wesley title The C++ Programming Language, was presented with the Dr. Dobb's Journal
Excellence in Programming Award at the SD West conference on Wednesday. The award acknowledges
significant achievements in object-oriented programming, software architecture, and modeling. 
News Facts
•	The Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award is annually bestowed on individuals who,
in the spirit of innovation and cooperation, have made significant contributions to the advancement
of software development.
•	An award cover story featuring author Bjarne Stroustrup's is included in the April issue of Dr.
Dobbs available on newsstands this month. 
•	In addition to the The C++ Programming Language, now in its third edition, Stroustrup is the
author of the following Addison-Wesley titles: Standard C++ Annotated Reference, The Design and
Evolution of C++, The Annotated C++ Reference Manua, and the forthcoming Programming: Principles
and Practice using C++, to be published in August. For more information please visit
www.InformIT.com. 

Author Bio
Bjarne Stroustrup is the designer and original implementer of C++ and the author of The C++
Programming Language and The Design and Evolution of C++ from Addison-Wesley. His research
interests include distributed systems, simulation, design, programming techniques, software
development tools, and programming languages. Dr. Stroustrup is the College of Engineering Chair in
Computer Science Professor at Texas A&M University and an AT&T Fellow. He is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering, an AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellow, an IEEE Fellow, and an ACM
Fellow. He is actively involved in the ANSI/ISO standardization of C++.

Useable Quote
"I'm especially pleased to receive this award because it reflects the views of real-world software
developers and shows that with persistence and a bit of luck an individual can still make a
difference," said Stroustrup. 
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