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

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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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Bagan Error Feel Free Machine Perfect Responsible Successful
To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Become Level Low Machine Understand Program
“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
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Against Children Education Go Grain Modern Program Teach
A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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Conceptual Good Language Program Think Universe
Any noun can be verbed.
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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Inevitable People Poorly Program Think
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Build Down Everything Except First Time Up
Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
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Adequately Describe Hardly Picture Set Ten Thousand Word
A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Describe Picture Ten Thousand Word Worth
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Cost Everything Know Lips Nothing Program
Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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Good Idea Responsible Them Will
A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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Affect Language Program Think Worth
In English every word can be verbed.
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English Language Language Programming Languages
The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that’s because it’s the best book on anything for the layman.
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Anything Best Book Layman People Wonderland

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