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Programming Quotes by Donald Knuth
- People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on…
- Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects…
- ...methods are more important than facts. The educational value of a problem given to a student depends mostly on how often the thought processes that…
- ...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater respect for every…
- When certain concepts of TeX are introduced informally, general rules will be stated; afterwards you will find that the rules aren't strictly true. In general,…
- The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it…
- I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making…
- Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.
- Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.
- When you write a program, think of it primarily as a work of literature. You're trying to write something that human beings are going to…
- Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.
- Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
- The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a…
- Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to…
- Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
- A list is only as strong as its weakest link.
More Programming Quotes
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. — Red Adair
- They know enough who know how to learn. — Henry Adams
- I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should… — Ray Bradbury
- Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share… — John Carmack
- Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. — P.J. O'Rourke
- When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop. — Alan Perlis
- Whenever you feel upset, take full responsibility for the emotions that you are experiencing. Get to work as quickly as possible identifying… — Ken Keyes Jr.