Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
ALAN PERLISIt is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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Once you understand how to write a program get someone else to write it.
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I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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In English every word can be verbed.
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