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Programming Quotes by Tom Van Vleck
- I remarked to Dennis that easily half the code I was writing in Multics was error recovery code. He said, "We left all that stuff…
- We know about as much about software quality problems as they knew about the Black Plague in the 1600s. We've seen the victims' agonies and…
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- 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
- 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.
- We just have to come in every morning and somehow, launch the editor. — Joel Spolsky