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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

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“Toward what end, toward what end?”-but do not ask it too often lest you pass up the fun of programming for the constipation of bittersweet philosophy.
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Bittersweet End Fun Least Often Pass Philosophy Program Toward
To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Become Level Low Machine Understand Program
Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.
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Adequately Describe Hardly Picture Set Ten Thousand Word
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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Error Program Third Way Work
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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Bloom Computer Flower Fortean Grow Hardy Occasionally Weed
You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Hard Improve Problem Solve Word Wrong
In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Every Program Long Rubble Run
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
Banality soothes our nerves.
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Banality Nerve Our
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t.
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Adjust Machine Man Must Symbiosis
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 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
Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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Advance Crumble End Justify Often Structure Survive Technique
One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Complex Display Information Mind Only
A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Describe Picture Ten Thousand Word Worth

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