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Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only two sizes: too bi

Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only two sizes: too big and too small. – Richard Pattis

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If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, e.g., with no external memory aids, you are not ready to code it. – Richard Pattis

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Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations…. They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them “operators” or “programmers.” – Peter F. Drucker

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When you catch bugs early, you also get fewer compound bugs. Compound bugs are two separate bugs that interact: you trip going downstairs, and when you reach for the handrail it comes off in your hand. – Paul Graham, “The Other Road Ahead,” 2001

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When a programming language is created that allows programmers to program in simple English, it will be discovered that programmers cannot speak English. – Author Unknown

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The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state. – J.Osterhout

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In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial. – Richard Armour

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If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the abstract then everything would be perfect. The painter and sculptor would have plenty to do, and could, in complete peace and suitably honored, pursue their trade without further trouble. – Percy Wynham Lewis

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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that dont meet. And then your friends say: Its terrific! – Harrison Birtwistle

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I have offended God and mankind because my work didnt reach the quality it should have. – Leonardo da Vinci

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