Alan Perlis Quotes on Communication

3 quotes

  1. 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.

  2. If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.

  3. 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.

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