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

It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter. – Nathaniel S. Borenstein

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