# I met the godman himself

I met Bjarne Stroustrup in person at CppCon 2019 after his keynote and he signed my copy of *A Tour of C++* and that was pretty dang cool.

<figure><img src="https://2377941688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCXg2qbl952oaVxaNVOWI%2Fuploads%2Fp9KCGxZivxYh6jXgMYxS%2FScreenshot%202023-11-30%20212944.png?alt=media&#x26;token=8b9b38d3-269e-4636-afc5-f512988fd645" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
