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In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.

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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
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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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I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.
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When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
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Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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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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Banality soothes our nerves.
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In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word “frustration”.
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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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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