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Programming Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra
- Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.
- APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a…
- The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim.
- Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
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- They know enough who know how to learn. — Henry Adams
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- I was in Washington, D.C., on the morning show, by the time I was 18, programming a station by 19, No. 1… — Glenn Beck
- It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say… — Niels Bohr
- 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
- I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. — Ray Bradbury
- It is tact that is golden, not silence. — Samuel Butler
- 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