It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa. Alan Perlis changeeasyfit Change image and share on social
If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. Alan Perlis computerenglishjapan Change image and share on social
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. Alan Perlis acquireattentioncritical share on social
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis clichecomputefield Change image and share on social
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. Alan Perlis avoidcomplexityfool Change image and share on social
We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses. Alan Perlis lispnestparenthesis Change image and share on social
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 inevitablelearnlive Change image and share on social
Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer. Alan Perlis computerembarrassscience Change image and share on social
Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress. Alan Perlis absorbchangelanguage Change image and share on social
If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some. Alan Perlis missparameterprocedure Change image and share on social
