Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't.

A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.

When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop.

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't.

A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.

One can only display complex information in the mind. Like seeing, movement or flow or alteration of view is more important than the static picture, no matter how lovely.