101 Great Computer Programming Quotes

[Oren Beck]

On Jan 14, 2008 9:02 AM, Steven Hildreth <sphildreth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I saw this: http://www.devtopics.com/101-great-computer-programming-quotesand from it gleamed a few prime cuts (a few of many), in my opinion;
>
> "The question of whether computers can think is like the question of
> whether submarines can swim."
> (Edsger W. Dijkstra)
>
> "There are two ways of constructing a software design.  One way is to make
> it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is
> to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."
> (C.A.R. Hoare)
>
> "There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as
> easy to use as his telephone.  That wish has come true, since I no longer
> know how to use my telephone."
> (Bjarne Stroustrup)
>
> "Computer science education cannot make anybody an expert programmer any
> more than studying brushes and pigment can make somebody an expert painter."
> (Eric Raymond)
>
> "C++ : Where friends have access to your private members."
> (Gavin Russell Baker)"
>
> "The best thing about a boolean is even if you are wrong, you are only off
> by a bit."
> (Anonymous)
>
> and my favorite;
>
> "Software is like sex: It's better when it's free."
> *(Linus Torvalds)*
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Regards,
> Steven
>
> Ok we have some Shirt and bumper sticker winnahs here.



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Oren Beck

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