The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim.

Quote by Edsgar Dijkstra

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The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a...

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a...

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...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

Computer programmers do it byte by byte

Computer programmers do it byte by byte

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

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

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

[I] recall thinking that the computer would never advance much further than this. Call me...

[I] recall thinking that the computer would never advance much further than this. Call me...

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...

Oh, so they have internet on computers now!

Oh, so they have internet on computers now!

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

After all, computers crash, people die, relationships fall apart. The best we can do is...

After all, computers crash, people die, relationships fall apart. The best we can do is...

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations.......

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations.......

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd...

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

After a day spent staring at a computer monitor, think of (a) book as a...

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember...

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember...

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

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...

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years...

Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.

Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.