Alan Perlis on computer
Alan Perlis73 quotes“Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.”
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Motto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis 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.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis A picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis C programmers never die. They are just cast into void.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis There is no such thing as a free variable.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
Alan PerlisAlan Perlis It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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Andy RooneyAndy Rooney Hard times are when a man has worked at a job for 30 years – 30 years – and they give him a watch, kick him in the butt, and say, ‘Hey, a computer took your place, daddy.’ That’s hard times!
Michaela CoelMichaela Coel Computers aren’t intelligent, they only think they are.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
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Arthur MillerArthur Miller Because you have things like ‘American Idol’ and you’ve got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it’s easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock.
Dave GrohlDave Grohl Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.
Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy I use a computer. I don’t know if that qualifies me as a techie, but I’m pretty good on the computer.
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