If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of fiddling with array indexes and worrying whether X is an integer or a real number, we can begin to focus on programming as a source…

Quote by Harold Abelson

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If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of...

If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of...

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent...

Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

The greatest thing that has ever come from this technological era is the 'Clear History'...

The greatest thing that has ever come from this technological era is the 'Clear History'...

Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.

Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.

One of the greatest titles we can have is old friend. Today is the day...

One of the greatest titles we can have is old friend. Today is the day...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.

And computers are getting smarter all the time: scientists tell us that soon they will...

And computers are getting smarter all the time: scientists tell us that soon they will...

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace...

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer was as easy to...

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer was as easy to...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human...

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This...

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more...

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more...