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Alan Perlis quotes

American Scientist April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990

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Alan Perlis quote: "It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a..."
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid..."
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it."
Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living..."
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration". Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about..."
A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer."
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "The computing field is always in need of new cliches."
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within..."
We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of..."
LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the..."
In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was..."
Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "A programming language is low level when its programs require..."
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "Programmers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and..."
Programmers are not to be measured by their ingenuity and their logic but by the completeness of their case analysis. Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis quote: "One man's constant is another man's variable."
One man's constant is another man's variable. Alan Perlis
Is it possible that software is not like anything else, that it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble? Alan Perlis

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