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One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.

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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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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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Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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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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