Humorous Quote by Alan Perlis Download Open image “In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble.” — Alan Perlis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Humorous Long Long run Long runs Program Programming Rococo Rubble Running
Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity,… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. — Niklaus Wirth Copy Share Image
From day one our next generation system will run all our exsisting software - so that gives us a head start. — Trip Hawkins Copy Share Image
Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
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“The majority of the cost of a software project is in long-term maintenance.” — Robert C. Martin Copy Share Image
Futurists are already predicting the day mankind builds its replacement, Artificial Intelligence. Daniel Wilson shows what might happen when that computer realizes its creators… — Jack Du Brul Copy Share Image
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
In English every word can be verbed. Would that it were so in our programming languages. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
I think that it's extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing. When it started out, it was an awful lot… — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
Optimization hinders evolution. Everything should be built top-down, except the first time. Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
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