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Computer Quotes by Alan Perlis
- There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
- FORTRAN is not a flower but a weed - it is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.
- If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.
- 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 of…
- Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.
- A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
- It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
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