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In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.

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There is no such thing as a free variable.
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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Compute Computer Extraordinary Fun Important Science Think
It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures.
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Better Data Function Operate Structure
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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Computer Field Fun Hope Lose Science Sense
A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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