There is no such thing as a free variable.
ALAN PERLISA picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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In English every word can be verbed.
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It 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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We are on the verge: Today our program proved Fermat’s next-to-last theorem.
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Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
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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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Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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C programmers never die. They are just cast into void.
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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
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Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
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Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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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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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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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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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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Optimization hinders evolution.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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