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Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Avoid Complexity Fools Geniuses Ignore Remove Some Suffer

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One man's constant is another man's variable.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Another Constant Man Variable

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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Artificial Artificial Intelligence Believe Enough God Intelligence Make Spent Year

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Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Complexity Does Follows Precede Simplicity

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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Acquiring Against Attention Critical Detail Discipline Education Fun Goes Grain Learning Making Modern Modern Education Organizing Plans Program Self Students Teach Thoughts

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

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Absorb Change Languages Manage Programming Progress Some Withstand

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Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Computer Computer Science Embarrassed Science

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In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Bird Early Early Bird Makes Often Software Systems Worm

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A picture is worth 10K words - but only those to describe the picture. Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Adequately Any Describe Hardly Only Picture Picture Is Worth Pictures Sets Those Words Worth

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A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant.

~Alan Perlis

Topics: Attention Irrelevant Language Level Low Programming Programs Require

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: April 1st, 1922

Died: February 7th, 1990

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