Beginners Quote by Tony Hoare

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally…

— Edsger Dijkstra

Programming is usually taught by examples.

— Niklaus Wirth

I don't do a lot of top-down teaching.

— Parker J. Palmer

Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.

— Alan Turing

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 what I…

— John Carmack

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

— John Locke

“Novice programmers don’t yet have the skills to write simple code.”

— Sandi Metz

We are not beginners forever, but we never stop learning.

— Sandra Scofield

The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.

— Dennis Ritchie

Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer…

— Stephen Hawking

So, what does it mean for teaching and learning programming when the solution to every beginner problem is available on the Internet?

— Cay S. Horstmann

“Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn’t take it away from you.”

— John Carmack