Now, the reason that we think computer science is about computers is pretty much the same reason that the Egyptians thought geometry… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just a way of getting a computer to perform operations but… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
Now, the reason that we think computer science is about computers is pretty much the same reason that the Egyptians thought geometry was about… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as a framework… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of Unix, although they should have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievement. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
[Computer science] is not really about computers and it's not about computers in the same sense that physics is not really about particle accelerators,… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think. The essence of this… — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
Congress is good at doing two things: one is nothing, and the other is overreacting. — Hal Abelson Copy Share Image
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