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Niklaus Wirth quotes

Swiss Scientist February 15, 1934

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The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed. Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth quote: "My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers."
My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers. Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth quote: "Experience shows that the success of a programming course..."
Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples. Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth quote: "A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic..."
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. Niklaus Wirth
But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity. Niklaus Wirth
My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation. Niklaus Wirth
Yet, I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages. Niklaus Wirth
Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated. Niklaus Wirth
Many people tend to look at programming styles and languages like religions: if you belong to one, you cannot belong to others. But this analogy is another fallacy. Niklaus Wirth
Nevertheless, I consider OOP as an aspect of programming in the large; that is, as an aspect that logically follows programming in the small and requires sound knowledge of procedural programming. Niklaus Wirth
The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision. Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth quote: "But active programming consists of the design of new programs,..."
But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs. Niklaus Wirth
Our ultimate goal is extensible programming (EP). By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system. Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth quote: "Software development is technical activity conducted by human..."
Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings. Niklaus Wirth
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. Niklaus Wirth

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