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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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In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
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In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
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Bird Early Make Often Software System Worm
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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Complexity Follow Precede Simplicity
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
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Computer Country English Made Probably Speak
A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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Chance Earlier Program Specification Versa Vice
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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Direction House Keep Responsible Set Stretch Think
In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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Every Program Long Rubble Run
Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them.
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Good Idea Responsible Them Will
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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One can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
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Formal Informal Mean Proceed
Dealing with failure is easy.
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Deal Easy Failure
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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Acquire Attention Critical Detail Devote Fun Make Organization Plan Self
One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
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Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
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To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program.
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