Programming Quotes

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Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices. — Geoff Mulgan
Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be… — Geoff Mulgan
The first step toward maintaining autonomy in any programmed environment is to be aware that there's programming going on. It's as simple as understanding the… — Douglas Rushkoff
What I cannot create, I do not understand. — Richard P. Feynman
When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted… — Larry Wall
Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! — George Bernard Shaw
Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly. — Roger Ebert
The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim. — Edsger Dijkstra
Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them. — John von Neumann
Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not. — Michael Shermer
Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write Englishâ€•it is the modern way and… — Mark Twain
Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. — Linus Torvalds
Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark. — Anatole France
That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers. — Larry Niven
It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because we took a… — Scott Westerfeld
Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer. — Edsger Dijkstra
Living alone,' November whispered, 'is a skill, like running long distance or programming old computers. You have to know parameters, protocols. You have to learn… — Catherynne M. Valente
Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts which could not exist without it. — Bertrand Russell
It's just programming" "No. It's because I love him — Scott Westerfeld

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