In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word “frustration”.
ALAN PERLISEvery reader should ask himself periodically.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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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 it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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Are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
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Learning French is trivial: the word for horse is cheval, and everything else follows in the same way.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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That it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble?
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Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
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