XML is not a language in the sense of a programming language any more than sketches on a napkin are a language. — Charles Simonyi Copy Share Image
We think we're going to be especially strong in platform where we have our two platform brands: our database brand is the… — Larry Ellison 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… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The establishment of formal standards for proofs about programs... and the proposal that the semantics of a programming language may be defined… — Robert W. Floyd Copy Share Image
JavaScript is the world's most misunderstood programming language. — Douglas Crockford Copy Share Image
A programming language is like a natural, human language in that it favors certain methaphors, images, and ways of thinking. — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share Image
People who passionately want to believe that the world is basically simple react to this with a fury that goes beyond what… — Bjarne Stroustrup Copy Share Image
C++ is in that inconvenient spot where it doesn't help make things simple enough to be truly usable for prototyping or simple… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Ethereum has taken what was a four-function calculator of a programming language in Bitcoin and turned it into a full-fledged computer. — Fred Ehrsam Copy Share Image
The most powerful programming language is Lisp. If you don't know Lisp (or its variant, Scheme), you don't appreciate what a powerful… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it. — Dennis Ritchie Copy Share Image
The principal lesson of Emacs is that a language for extensions should not be a mere "extension language". It should be a… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
All of us who attended the meeting - including Microsoft - unanimously agreed that unilaterally extending the Java programming language would hurt… — James Gosling Copy Share Image
The most disastrous thing that you can ever learn is your first programming language. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
I was really looking at computers as a way to understand the mind. But at M.I.T., my mind was blown by having… — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
A programming language is a tool that has profound influence on our thinking habits. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
“One such usage is the turtle module (which is also part of the standard library). To quote the Python docs: Turtle graphics… — Paul Barry Copy Share Image