Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. A programmer who subconsciously views himself as an artist will enjoy what he does and will do it better.

The best practice is inspired by theory.

I remember that mathematicians were telling me in the 1960s that they would recognize computer science as a mature discipline when it had 1,000 deep algorithms. I think we've probably reached 500.

TeX has found at least one bug in every Pascal compiler it's been run on, I think, and at least two in every C compiler

I think people who write programs do have at least a glimmer of extra insight into the nature of God... because creating a program often means that you have to create a small universe

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

A list is only as strong as its weakest link.