The reason why people think of programming as being hard is because you're writing down a general rule which is going to be used for lots of instances that a particular instance must process correctly. — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
Being smart in the arts is the same as being smart in engineering is the same as being smart in writing is the same… — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
The reason why people think of programming as being hard is because you're writing down a general rule which is going to be used… — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
In engineering, as in other creative arts, we must learn to do analysis to support our efforts in synthesis. One cannot build a beautiful… — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
A recursive definition does not necessarily lead to a recursive process. — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
The key to understanding complicated things is knowing what not to look at. — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
Nothing brings fear to my heart more than a floating point number. — Gerald Jay Sussman Copy Share Image
