You think you KNOW when you learn.
ALAN PERLIS“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.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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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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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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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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Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
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There is no such thing as a free variable.
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In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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In English every word can be verbed.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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