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by pjmlp 3401 days ago
It is, after being forced to use BCPL to finish his PhD and being used to languages like Simula, Bjarne swore he wouldn't be doing that again.

Hence why he started to design C with Classes after getting his job at AT&T.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO0PXYMVGSU

Around 29:00.