Computer language Quote by Alan Perlis

“Programming language is to the computer ; speaking in tongue is to God”

— Adewale Osunsakin

Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.

— Donald Knuth

“A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do.”

— Arthur Bloch

“Habits, not ideas, are the programming language of human beings”

— Danny Dover

“Do you know what you sound like?' said Mrs. Oliver. 'A computer. You know. You're programming yourself. That's what they call it, isn't it?…

— Agatha Christie

A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do

— Dennis Ritchie

“We need a language that lets us scribble and smudge and smear, not a language where you have to sit with a teacup of…

— Paul Graham

“In programming the World Wide Computer, we will be programming our lives.”

— Nicholas Carr

A programming language is a tool that has profound influence on our thinking habits.

— Edsger Dijkstra

“We all program our gadgets- computers, mobiles; but we don't program our Mind in such a way that we can REJOICE and BE HAPPY.”

— rvm

A programming language is for thinking about programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of. It should be a pencil, not a pen.

— Paul Graham

Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only too sizes; too big and too small.

— Richard E. Pattis