Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. --Rick Cook There ain't no rules around here. We are trying to accomplish something. --Thomas Edison That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers. --Larry Niven A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing. --Alan Perlis Premature optimization is the root of all evil. --Donald Knuth The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user. --C.A.R. Hoare College is a waystation - the last convenience store on the road to life-long responsibility. --Dennis Miller 'Martyrdom' is the only way a person can become famous without ability. --George Bernard Shaw I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits. --Kent Beck Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible. --Alan Kay You are not reading this book because a teacher assigned it to you, you are reading it because you have a desire to learn, and wanting to learn is the biggest advantage you can have. --Cory Althoff A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points --Alan Kay
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