There is no such thing as a free variable.
ALAN PERLISFools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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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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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.
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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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Any noun can be verbed.
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Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
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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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