Data structures Quote by Alan J. Perlis

It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures.

— Alan Perlis

If structure does not tell us anything about function, it means that we have not looked at it correctly.

— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

A data structure is just a stupid programming language.

— Bill Gosper

“map is similar to a list comprehension but is more limited because it requires a function instead of an arbitrary expression.”

— Mark Lutz

More data beats clever algorithms, but better data beats more data.

— Peter Norvig

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

— Eric S. Raymond

Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms,…

— Rob Pike

“As so often happens in computer science, we’re willing to sacrifice efficiency for generality.”

— Pedro Domingos

“A distinctive property of functional data structures is that they are always persistent—updating a functional data structure does not destroy the existing version, but…

— Chris Okasaki

Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.

— Linus Torvalds

Philosophers of science have repeatedly demonstrated that more than one theoretical construction can always be placed upon a given collection of data.

— Thomas Kuhn

We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data

— Peter Norvig