Quote by Dave Parnas
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been

As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. – Dave Parnas

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Learning can take place in the backyard if there is a human being there who cares about the child. Before learning computers, children should learn to read first. They should sit around the dinner table and hear what their parents have to say and think. – Dixie Carter

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Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions. – Philip Emeagwali

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