One man’s constant is another man’s variable.
ALAN PERLISOne man’s constant is another man’s variable.
ALAN PERLISIn software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.
ALAN PERLISIs it possible that software is not like anything else.
ALAN PERLISOne can’t proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.
ALAN PERLISA language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
ALAN PERLISWe began to feel as if we really were responsible for the successful, error-free perfect use of these machines.
ALAN PERLISThe 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 PERLISAre more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
ALAN PERLISOptimization hinders evolution.
ALAN PERLISSome programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
ALAN PERLISIn English every word can be verbed.
ALAN PERLISIf your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
ALAN PERLISWork hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle.
ALAN PERLISA picture is worth 10K words – but only those to describe the picture.
ALAN PERLISIn English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages.
ALAN PERLISWhen it started out, it was an awful lot of fun. Of course, the paying customers got shafted every now and then, and after a while we began to take their complaints seriously.
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