Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
ALAN PERLISIf you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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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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One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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We are on the verge: Today our program proved Fermat’s next-to-last theorem.
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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If a listener nods his head when you’re explaining your program, wake him up.
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Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
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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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