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In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.
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When 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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Awful Began Complain Course Customer Pay Seriously Shafted Start
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
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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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There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
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Error Program Third Way Work
Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.
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Advance Crumble End Justify Often Structure Survive Technique
Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches.
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Always Click Compute Desperate Field Vitality
We are on the verge: Today our program proved Fermat’s next-to-last theorem.
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Fermat Last Next Program Prove Theorem Today Verge
A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
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Affect Language Program Think Worth
The 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.
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Anything Best Book Layman People Wonderland
Is it possible that software is not like anything else.
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Anything Else Like Possible Software
Are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.
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Certain Even More Program Sure Teach Write
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
Everything should be built top-down, except the first time.
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Motto for a research laboratory: what we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow.
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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