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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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Are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
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Certain Even More Program Sure Teach Write
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
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
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Cost Everything Know Lips Nothing Program
Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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Every Raeder Himself Periodically
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
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
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Else Error Everything Program Reborn
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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Error Program Third Way Work
Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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Anything Else Like Possible Software
Motto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
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First Laboratory Motto Often Research Think Today Tomorrow Work
In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
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Bird Early Make Often Software System Worm
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word “frustration”.
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Compute Defibation Frustration Live Obvious Turn Useful Word
A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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Conceptual Good Language Program Think Universe
C programmers never die. They are just cast into void.
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Cast Die never Programmer Void
What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?
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Acquire Attention Critical Detail Devote Fun Make Organization Plan Self

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