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

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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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Done Mss Parameter Procedure Verge
“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
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 the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Every Program Long Rubble Run
There is no such thing as a free variable.
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Free Such Thing Variable
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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Absorb Change Language Manage Program Progress Some Withstand
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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Acquire Attention Critical Detail Devote Fun Make Organization Plan Self
One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Formal Informal Mean Proceed
Any noun can be verbed.
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Any Noun One Liner Verb
We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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Lisp Parentheses Pen Programmer Thought Toast
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Build Down Everything Except First Time Up
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
A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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Conceptual Good Language Program Think Universe
Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.
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Cheval Everything Follow Horse Language Learn Same Trivial Way Word

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