Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.
ALAN PERLISComputer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
More Alan Perlis Quotes
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In English every word can be verbed.
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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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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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Banality soothes our nerves.
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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
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A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
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Any noun can be verbed.
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Dealing with failure is easy.
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Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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Every reader should ask himself periodically.
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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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Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
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