"But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs."

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"But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs."

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"Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples."

Experience

"Usually its users discover sooner or later that their program does not deliver all the desired results, or worse, that the results requested were not the ones really needed."

Result

"Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings."

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"Many people tend to look at programming styles and languages like religions: if you belong to one, you cannot belong to others. But this analogy is another fallacy."

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"Indeed, the woes of Software Engineering are not due to lack of tools, or proper management, but largely due to lack of sufficient technical competence."

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"Yet, I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages."

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