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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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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
We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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Lisp Parentheses Pen Programmer Thought Toast
There is no such thing as a free variable.
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Free Such Thing Variable
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
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
Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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Good Idea Responsible Them Will
One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Complex Display Information Mind Only
I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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Computer Field Fun Hope Lose Science Sense
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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Absorb Change Language Manage Program Progress Some Withstand
In English every word can be verbed.
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English Language Language Programming Languages
One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Another Constant Man Variable
We are on the verge: Today our program proved Fermat’s next-to-last theorem.
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Fermat Last Next Program Prove Theorem Today Verge
Optimization hinders evolution.
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Evolution Hinder Optimization
Dealing with failure is easy.
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Deal Easy Failure
Once you understand how to write a program get someone else to write it.
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Once Program Someone Understand Write Wrote
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong

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