Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
ALAN PERLISIt is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures.
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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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There is no such thing as a free variable.
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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that’s because it’s the best book on anything for the layman.
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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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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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