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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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When someone says, “I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,” give him a lollipop.
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One can only display complex information in the mind.
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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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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program.
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You think you KNOW when you learn.
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Adapting old programs to fit new machines usually means adapting new machines to behave like old ones.
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I hope the field of computer science never loses its sense of fun.
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We began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
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