To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program. ALAN PERLIS BecomeLowUnderstand Program
FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed – it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer. ALAN PERLIS BloomComputerForteanHardyOccasionallyWeed
In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can’t. ALAN PERLIS AdjustMustSymbiosis
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. ALAN PERLIS ComputerEnglishMadeProbably
“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. ALAN PERLIS BittersweetEndLeastOftenPassProgramToward
Don’t have good ideas if you aren’t willing to be responsible for them. ALAN PERLIS IdeaResponsibleThem
