In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
ALAN PERLISIn computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
ALAN PERLISAny noun can be verbed.
ALAN PERLISA year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
ALAN PERLISWe began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
ALAN PERLISOne can only display complex information in the mind.
ALAN PERLISOnce you understand how to write a program get someone else to write it.
ALAN PERLISProgrammers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and their logic but by the completeness of their case analysis.
ALAN PERLISTraining will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
ALAN PERLISMotto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
ALAN PERLISBanality soothes our nerves.
ALAN PERLISIf your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
ALAN PERLISWhat fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
ALAN PERLISYou think you KNOW when you learn.
ALAN PERLISBecause of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
ALAN PERLISFORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
ALAN PERLISI hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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