If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
ALAN PERLISSyntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
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