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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

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Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.
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Every Program Purpose Two Written
Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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Every Raeder Himself Periodically
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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Inevitable People Poorly Program Think
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
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Compassion Computer Graduate Instist Professor Science Student
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Cost Everything Know Lips Nothing Program
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Formal Informal Mean Proceed
Optimization hinders evolution.
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Evolution Hinder Optimization
We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
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Bagan Error Feel Free Machine Perfect Responsible Successful
You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Can Know Learn Sure Write
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong
“Toward what end, toward what end?”-but do not ask it too often lest you pass up the fun of programming for the constipation of bittersweet philosophy.
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Bittersweet End Fun Least Often Pass Philosophy Program Toward
In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
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Compute Failure Get Mean Shorter Time
One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Another Constant Man Variable
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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Computer Embarrasses Science
When it started out, it was an awful lot of fun. Of course, the paying customers got shafted every now and then, and after a while we began to take their complaints seriously.
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Awful Began Complain Course Customer Pay Seriously Shafted Start

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