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

Quote by Edsgar Dijkstra

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

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

To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the...

To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the...

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

We could say we want the Web to reflect a vision of the world where...

My computer dating bureau came up with a perfect gentleman. Still, I've got another three...

My computer dating bureau came up with a perfect gentleman. Still, I've got another three...

If automobiles had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today...

If automobiles had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today...

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the...

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction....

You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction....

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...

The number of elements that have to go into a hit would break a computer...

The number of elements that have to go into a hit would break a computer...

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes...

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes...

What do you call a computer that can sing? A dell.

What do you call a computer that can sing? A dell.

Many people say 'I'm horrible at computers,' but I think that computers are horrible at...

Many people say 'I'm horrible at computers,' but I think that computers are horrible at...

Electronic aids, particularly domestic computers, will help the inner migration, the opting out of reality....

Electronic aids, particularly domestic computers, will help the inner migration, the opting out of reality....

The digital decade is not just about any particular aspect of computing, taking enterprises, knowledge...

The digital decade is not just about any particular aspect of computing, taking enterprises, knowledge...

[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...

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent.

It [the computer] is the first metamedium, and as such it has degrees of freedom...

It [the computer] is the first metamedium, and as such it has degrees of freedom...

A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even...

A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even...

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is...

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is...

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.