If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
ALAN PERLISA year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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There is no such thing as a free variable.
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Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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In English every word can be verbed.
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When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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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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FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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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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