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Alan Perlis

"In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration"."

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"You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN."
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"There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works."
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