Programming Quotes - page 3

Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the characteristics of the early computers, and each generation of computers reflects the needs of the programming languages of the preceding generation. (Kenneth E. Iverson)
The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known properties of mathematical notation which make it such an effective tool of thought. View quote
Kenneth E. Iverson
The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programming, I continue to believe that its most important use remains to be exploited: as a simple, precise, executable notation for the teaching of a wide range of subjects. View quote
Kenneth E. Iverson
Although mathematical notation undoubtedly possesses parsing rules, they are rather loose, sometimes contradictory, and seldom clearly stated. [...] The proliferation of programming languages shows no more uniformity than mathematics. Nevertheless, programming languages do bring a different perspective. [...] Because of their application to a broad range of topics, their strict grammar, and their strict interpretation, programming languages can provide new insights into mathematical notation. View quote
Kenneth E. Iverson
The establishment of formal standards for proofs about programs [...] and the proposal that the semantics of a programming language may be defined independently of all processors for that language, by establishing standards of rigor for proofs about programs in the language, appears to be novel. View quote
Robert Floyd
If there is ever a science of programming language design, it will probably consist largely of matching languages to the design methods they support. View quote
Robert Floyd
Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming: feedback is the treatment. View quote
Kent Beck
The flip side of the coin was that even good programmers and language designers tended to do terrible extensions when they were in the heat of programming, because design is something that is best done slowly and carefully. View quote
Alan Kay
Much of my work has come from being lazy. I didn't like writing programs, and so, when I was working on the IBM 701 (an early computer), writing programs for computing missile trajectories, I started work on a programming system to make it easier to write programs. View quote
John Backus
I don't know how to stop it, there was never any intent to write a programming language [...] I have absolutely no idea how to write a programming language, I just kept adding the next logical step on the way. View quote
Rasmus Lerdorf
I actually hate programming, but I love solving problems. (Rasmus Lerdorf)
There are people who actually like programming. I don't understand why they like programming. View quote
Rasmus Lerdorf
Computer scientists have so far worked on developing powerful programming languages that make it possible to solve the technical problems of computation. Little effort has gone toward devising the languages of interaction. View quote
Donald Norman
The main activity of programming is not the origination of new independent programs, but in the integration, modification, and explanation of existing ones. View quote
Terry Winograd
Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
It's just programming" "No. It's because I love him. View quote
Scott Westerfeld
The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it's true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go. View quote
Bill Joy
The students in your youth ministry don't need your clever ideas and great programming skills. They need a living model-a man or woman of God who is passionate about his or her faith. View quote
Doug Fields
The first step toward maintaining autonomy in any programmed environment is to be aware that there's programming going on. It's as simple as understanding the commercials are there to help sell things. And that TV shows are there to sell commercials, and so on. View quote
Douglas Rushkoff
We still have a tradition certainly in English television; it's faded a bit in the last five years, but we still have a tradition where the important thing is the quality and the challenging nature of the programming. View quote
Rowan Atkinson
I like to protect children. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having adult programming for mature adults that can selectively decide what they want to watch and what they don't want to watch. (Burt Ward)
There was something amazingly enticing about programming. View quote
Vint Cerf
We live in a world where finding fault in others seems to be the favorite blood sport. It has long been the basis of political campaign strategy. It is the theme of much television programming across the world. It sells newspapers. Whenever we meet anyone, our first, almost unconscious reaction may be to look for imperfections. View quote
Henry B. Eyring
The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living. View quote
Alan Rosenberg
I guess some of today's programming has rubbed off on me because I find myself having to set time around for touring, putting that together and then setting time around for recording. View quote
Bootsy Collins