Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't. Alan Perlis programpurposewrite Change image and share on social
If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up. Alan Perlis explainheadlistener Change image and share on social
Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them. Alan Perlis goodidearesponsible Change image and share on social
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. Alan Perlis attitudecontinuefortran Change image and share on social
Is it possible that software is not like anything else, that it is meant to be discarded: that the whole point is to always see it as a soap bubble? Alan Perlis bubblediscardmean Change image and share on social
A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant. Alan Perlis attentionirrelevantlanguage Change image and share on social
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 alicebooklayman Change image and share on social
In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm. Alan Perlis birdearlymake Change image and share on social
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one. Alan Perlis correcteasyincorrect Change image and share on social
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'. Alan Perlis computedefinitionfrustration Change image and share on social
