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“In engineering, as in other creative arts, we must learn to do analysis to support our efforts in synthesis. One cannot build a beautiful and functional bridge without a knowledge of steel and dirt, and a considerable mathematical technique for using this knowledge to compute the properties of structures. Similarly, one cannot build a beautiful computer system without a deep understanding of how to "previsualize" the process generated by the code one writes.”

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Gerald Jay Sussman

Gerald Jay Sussman is a renowned electrical engineer, born on February 8, 1947. He has made significant contributions to the fields of computer science and software engineering, particularly in programming languages and algorithm design. more

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