Source: Refactoring: Ruby Edition
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“You cannot teach beginners top-down programming, because they don't know which end is up.”
“A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do”
“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.”
“C has all the expressive power of two dixie cups and a string.”
“APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection.”
Source: Selected Writings on Computing: A personal Perspective
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
“Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.”
Source: The C++ Programming Language
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming.”
“Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.”
Source: Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology
Source: The Design and Evolution of C++
Source: C Programming Language
“A Perl program is correct if it gets the job done before your boss fires you.”
Source: Programming Perl: Unmatched Power for Text Processing and Scripting
Source: Programming Perl: 3rd Edition