Personally, I look forward to better tools for analyzing C++ source code.

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

My list of basic tools is a partial answer to the question about what has changed: Over the past few years, large numbers of programmers have come to depend on elaborate tools to interface code with systems facilities.

First, I'd like to see the basic tools such as compilers, debuggers, profilers, database interfaces, GUI builders, CAD tools, and so forth fully support the ISO standard.

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.

I have always wished for a computer that would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish came true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.