An interpreter raises the machine to the level of the user program; a compiler lowers the user program to the level of the machine language. -- SICP

Remember that you are humans in the first place and only after that programmers. -- Alexandru Vancea

Never do the impossible. People will expect you to do it forever after. -- pigsandfishes.com

There is one meaning [for static in C]: a global variable that is invisible outside the current scope, be it a function or a file. -- Paolo Bonzini

The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said "Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?" Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire "Lambda: The Ultimate..." series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress. On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying "Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man's closures." Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying "When will you learn? Closures are a poor man's object." At that moment, Anton became enlightened. -- Anton van Straaten (Na = Norman Adams, Qa = Christian Queinnec)

Revolutions come from standing on the shoulders of giants and facing in a better direction. -- Alan Kay

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. –Leonardo da Vinci

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. ~Dale Carnegie

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. ~Henry Kravis