There is no such thing as a free variable.
ALAN PERLISIn software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
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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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Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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Motto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
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FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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In English every word can be verbed.
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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