Meta-design is much more difficult than design; it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.

I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.

I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

Programmers waste enormous amounts of time thinking about, or worrying about, the speed of noncritical parts of their programs, and these attempts at efficiency actually have a strong negative impact when debugging and maintenance are considered. We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%.

I try to learn certain areas of computer science exhaustively; then I try to digest that knowledge into a form that is accessible to people who don't have time for such study.

There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency.

Always remember, however, that there’s usually a simpler and better way to do something than the first way that pops into your head.