Author: Alan Perlis

Quotes

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

- Alan Perlis

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

- Alan Perlis

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.

- Alan Perlis

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

- Alan Perlis

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

- Alan Perlis

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

- Alan Perlis

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

- Alan Perlis

The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.

The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.

- Alan Perlis

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

- Alan Perlis

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