Computing Quotes

126 quotes by 92 authors

We don't have enough parallel universes to allow all uses of all junction types--in the absence of quantum computing the combinatorics are not in our… — Larry Wall
Long term, the PC and workstation will wither because computing access will be everywhere: in the walls, on wrists, and in 'scrap computers' lying about… — Mark Weiser
In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter. — Alan Perlis
The most important application of quantum computing in the future is likely to be a computer simulation of quantum systems, because that's an application where… — David Deutsch
The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra
Such is modern computing: everything simple is made too complicated because it's easy to fiddle with; everything complicated stays complicated because it's hard to fix. — Rob Pike
There's nothing in computing that can't be broken by another level of indirection. — Rob Pike
In some far-off distant time, when the twentieth century history of primitive computing is just a murky memory, someone is likely to suppose that devices… — Charles Petzold
Future is mobile computing - smartphones and tablets are just elements of it. The industry is on the verge of a whole new paradigm. — Thorsten Heins
I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces. — Daniel J. Bernstein
Every big computing disaster has come from taking too many ideas and putting them in one place. — Gordon Bell
Software unification. So that I no longer care what computing device I pick up, whether it's a laptop or desktop, whether it's one I own… — David Gelernter
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of… — Bill Gates
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. — Bill Gates
We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be. — Bill Gates
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life. — Bill Gates
When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you… — Bill Gates
When the PC was launched, people knew it was important. — Bill Gates
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The utility model of computing - computing resources delivered over the network in much the same way that electricity or telephone service reaches our homes… — Scott McNealy

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