Computer Quote by John Maeda

In theory, there is nothing the computer can do that the human mind can not do. The computer merely takes a finite amount of…

— Isaac Asimov

In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.

— Niklaus Wirth

Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.

— Harvey Mackay

“A computer does two things, and two things only: it performs calculations and it remembers the results of those calculations.”

— John V. Guttag

In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.

— Alan Perlis

When somebody has learned how to program a computer ... You're joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make…

— Tim Berners-Lee

“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

Computer science doesn't know how to build complex systems that work reliably. This has been a well-understood problem since the very beginning of programmable…

— Matt Blaze

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.

— Brian Kernighan

A computer can be a useful and indispensable tool. But if we allow it to devour our time with vain, unproductive, and sometimes destructive…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

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

“Fiddling with a program until it appears to work is a reliable way of obtaining a program that almost works”

— Andrew Koenig