Characteristics Quote by Kenneth E. Iverson

“Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the characteristics of the early computers, and each generation of computers reflects the needs of the programming languages of the preceding generation.”

Kenneth E. Iverson

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Characteristics Circularity Computer Computers Design Efficiency Generations Language Needs Productivity Programming Programming languages Reason Unfortunate

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It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...] Indeed,…

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The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide…

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Although mathematical notation undoubtedly possesses parsing rules, they are rather loose, sometimes contradictory, and seldom clearly stated. [...] The proliferation of programming languages shows…

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