You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.

The computing field is always in need of new cliches.

The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

He's one of those people who is completely and utterly irreplaceable. One of the things he did was to form the basis of what one would call the new comedy of t…

In my first year I was taught about the slide rule. They said, 'The slide rule is important. Without it you can do nothing. The slide rule is the modern weapon…