Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.
ALAN PERLISI hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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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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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
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Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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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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