Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
ALAN PERLISI hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
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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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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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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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In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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