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Computer Language Quotes
“A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded.”
“Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.”
“An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.”
Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?
“In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.”
Source: Psychology: The Briefer Course
“Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.”
Source: The texbook
“Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.”
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Source: Refactoring: Ruby Edition
“If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution.”
“There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.”
Source: An Investigation of the Laws of Thought: On which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities
Source: Introduction to computer science
“I made up the term "object-oriented," and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.”
Source: Structured analysis and system specification
“Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’”
Source: You learn by living
“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.”
“Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.”
Source: Software Tools in Pascal
“Good code is its own best documentation.”
Source: Code Complete
“When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code.”
Source: Code Complete
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming.”