Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
ALAN PERLISBanality soothes our nerves.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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That it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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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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In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word “frustration”.
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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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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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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In English every word can be verbed.
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