Well, if you talk about programming to a group of programmers who use the same language, they can become almost evangelistic about the language. They form a tight-knit community, hold to certain beliefs, and follow certain rules in their programming. It’s like a church with a programming language for a Bible. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).
It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC. As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. -- E. W. Dijkstra
I was talking recently to a friend who teaches at MIT. His field is hot now and every year he is inundated by applications from would-be graduate students. "A lot of them seem smart," he said. "What I can't tell is whether they have any kind of taste." -- Paul Graham
We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Donald Knuth
I’d rather write programs to write programs than write programs. -- Richard Sites
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are always cocksure and the intelligent are always filled with doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. ~Martha Stewart
It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. –Ann Landers
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~Bruce Lee
Teach thy tongue to say, I do not know, and thous shalt progress. –Maimonides