I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

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

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.

With the increasing importance of standards for system-level objects such as COM and CORBA, it is particularly important that the C++ bindings to those be clean, well documented, and simple to use.

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.

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.