All Philip Greenspun Quotes
- Even within traditional universities there has always been debate about whether it wouldn't be better to focus on only one course at a time. Been
- Greenspun's Tenth Rule of Programming: any sufficiently complicated C or Fortran program contains an ad hoc informally-specified bug-ridden slow implementation of half of Common Lisp. Ad
- SQL, Lisp, and Haskell are the only programming languages that I've seen where one spends more time thinking than typing. Haskell
- Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration. Collaboration
- If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But… Been
- We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than… Computer
- We worried about competitors, but it was an unreasonable fear. As a friend once pointed out, most gunshot wounds are self-inflicted. Competitors
- Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need a fancy information… Alert
- The book the Ziff folks sent me as an example of their art was 'Late Night VRML 2.0 with Java,' 700 pages + CD-ROM, published… Acquainted
- I don't myself believe in astrology. However, I think that's because I'm a Libra and Libras are always skeptical. Always Skeptical
- Everything that I've learned about computers at MIT I have boiled down into three principles: Unix: You think it won't work, but if you find… Boiled
- The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90… Aircraft
- Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of handling the fancy machine. Challenge
- An unmarried adult who cannot navigate the welfare system has no choice but to work, but a married working parent is constantly evaluating the relative… Adult