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In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.

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English Language Program Verb Word

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Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Become Level Low Machine Understand Program
If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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Explain Head Listener Nod Program Wake
Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
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Also Easy Handle Hard Improve Success Work
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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Chance Earlier Program Specification Versa Vice
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
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English Language Program Verb Word
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Build Down Everything Except First Time Up
If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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Done Mss Parameter Procedure Verge
When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
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Done Language Lolipop Need Only Programme Say Someone
Optimization hinders evolution.
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Evolution Hinder One Liner Optimization
I think that it’s extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing.
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Compute Computer Extraordinary Fun Important Science Think
Banality soothes our nerves.
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Banality Nerve Our
You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
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Attitude Continue Measure Nothing Perspective Programme Rothman
Any noun can be verbed.
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Any Noun One Liner Verb
Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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Every Raeder Himself Periodically
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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Direction House Keep Responsible Set Stretch Think
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Against Children Education Go Grain Modern Program Teach

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