Our ultimate goal is extensible programming. By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system.
Niklaus WirthMy being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation.
Niklaus WirthDuring the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible.
Niklaus Wirth