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Alan Perlis73 quotes“In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.”
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In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Banality soothes our nerves.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis “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.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Optimization hinders evolution.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
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