Abstraction Quote by Edsger Dijkstra

The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion…

— Anonymous

“The key to using abstraction effectively in programming is finding a notion of relevance that is appropriate for both the builder of an abstraction…

— John V. Guttag

“The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity.”

— Marijn Haverbeke

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

— Anonymous

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.

— Brian Kernighan

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility,…

— Edsger Dijkstra

“The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the…

— Marijn Haverbeke

The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids…

— Edsger Dijkstra

When we take the position that it is not only the programmer's responsibility to produce a correct program but also to demonstrate its correctness…

— Edsger Dijkstra

“one thing that separates good programmers from bad programmers is that good programmers are more facile at jumping between layers of abstraction—they can keep…

— Peter Seibel

“Programmers are always surrounded by complexity; we cannot avoid it. Our applications are complex because we are ambitious to use our computers in ever…

— C.A.R. Hoare

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the…

— Joseph Weizenbaum