C programmers never die. They are just cast into void.
ALAN PERLIS
Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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You’ve solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.
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Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.
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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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Optimization hinders evolution.
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Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.
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Are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
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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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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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Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
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Any noun can be verbed.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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There is no such thing as a free variable.
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