Able Quote by Seth Lloyd

Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make.

— Douglas Crockford

Computers in general, and software in particular, are much more difficult than other kinds of technology for most people to grok, and they overwhelm…

— Om Malik

Computers operate on simple principles that can be easily understood by anybody with some common sense, a little imagination, and an IQ of 750.

— Dave Barry

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to…

— Andy Rooney

Computers are really, basically, computing elements and a lot of memory. They are pretty easy to understand, as compared to the brain, which was…

— Paul Allen

A computer program is a message from a man to a machine. The rigidly marshaled syntax and the scrupulous definitions all exist to make…

— Fred Brooks

Early on, when software was developed by computer scientists, just people working with computers, people passed around software because that was how you got…

— Tim O'Reilly

It's pretty amazing to go from a world where computers were unheard of and very complex to where they're a tool of everyday life.

— Bill Gates

A computer is the most incredible tool we've ever seen. It can be a writing tool, a communications center, a supercalculator, a planner, a…

— Steve Jobs

The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because…

— Donald Knuth

Computer programming is really a lot like writing a recipe. If you've read a recipe, you know what the structure of a recipe is,…

— Larry Wall

Once computers can program, they basically take over technological progress because already, today, the majority of technological progress is run by software, by programming.

— Jaan Tallinn