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• Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer; and if we don't fully understand…
• In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what…
• My general working style is to write everything first with pencil and paper, sitting beside a big wastebasket. Then I use Emacs…
• Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.
• If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.
• People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things…
• Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
• By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more efficient method; it is much closer to reality.

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