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In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word “frustration”.

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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Can Know Learn Sure Write
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
In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Every Program Long Rubble Run
Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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Good Idea Responsible Them Will
Programmers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and their logic but by the completeness of their case analysis.
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Analysis Complutense Identity Logic Measure Program
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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Chance Earlier Program Specification Versa Vice
One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Complex Display Information Mind Only
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Artificial Believe Enough God Intelligence Spent
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
I don’t think we are. I think we’re responsible for stretching them, setting them off in new directions, and keeping fun in the house.
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Direction House Keep Responsible Set Stretch Think
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Build Down Everything Except First Time Up
Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
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Alternation Important Life Lovely Matter More Movement Picture Seek View
Banality soothes our nerves.
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Banality Nerve Our
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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Bloom Computer Flower Fortean Grow Hardy Occasionally Weed
Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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Advance Crumble End Justify Often Structure Survive Technique
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
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English Language Program Verb Word

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