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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.

LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.

Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for...

Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for...

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.

In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming...

In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming...

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters....

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters....

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.

If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of...

You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of...

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word...

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word...

One man's constant is another man's variable.

One man's constant is another man's variable.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.

If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.

It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.

It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun...

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun...