3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Alan Perlis It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.
3 December 2020 Alan Perlis A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
3 December 2020 Alan Perlis You can measure a programmer’s perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
3 December 2020 Alan Perlis In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word ‘frustration’.
