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Alan Perlis Quotes

The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
Alan Perlis

Biography

Author Profession: Scientist
Nationality: American
Born: April 1, 1922
Died: February 7, 1990

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It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan Perlis

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.
Alan Perlis

If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some.
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
Alan Perlis

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.
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I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.
Alan Perlis

Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
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Alice, Anything, Because, Best, Book, Layman, Programming, Wonderland

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Anything, Because, Best, Book, Layman, Wonderland