Are you quite sure that all those bells and whistles, all those wonderful facilities of your so called powerful programming languages, belong to the solution set rather than the problem set?

The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer.

Are you quite sure that all those bells and whistles, all those wonderful facilities of your so called powerful programming languages, belong to the solution set rather than the problem set?

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits, and therefore on our thinking abilities.

Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons.

FORTRAN, the infantile disorder, by now nearly 20 years old, is hopelessly inadequate for whatever computer application you have in mind today: it is now too clumsy, too risky, and too expensive to use.