Memorable Computer Science Quotes

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"The computer was born to solve problems that did not exist before."
Bill Gates
"Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday’s code."
Dan Salomon
"The fundamental problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished."
George Bernard Shaw
"You can’t trust code that you did not totally create yourself."
Ken Thompson
"In programming, the hard part isn’t solving problems, but deciding what problems to solve."
Paul Graham
"The features of a program are merely the shadows they cast on the world."
Chad Fowler
"The most damaging phrase in the language is 'We've always done it this way.'"
Grace Hopper
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"Computers are like air conditioners, they stop working properly if you open windows."
Anonymous
"Programming is the art of crafting a way to get a machine to do what you want it to do."
Keith Braithwaite
"To iterate is human, to recurse divine."
L. Peter Deutsch
"There's a fine line between participation and apathy."
Anonymous
"I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits."
Kent Beck
"For many tasks, the hardest part is getting started."
Tyler Cowen
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
Bill Gates
"The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living."
Stephen R. Covey
"The computer is a tool for learning. It is an instrument of knowledge."
Alan Turing
"Computer programming is an art, because it involves creativity and invention."
L. Paul Bremer
"In a few decades, humanity will be able to send robots to the far reaches of the solar system."
Elon Musk
"Any problem in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection."
David Wheeler
"There’s too much blood in my caffeine system."
Unknown
"Computers are like air conditioners: they stop working properly if you open windows."
Unknown
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"The great thing about building a computer is that you get to play with something that you make."
Karen Cheng
"Programming is the art of algorithm design and the craft of debugging errant code."
Ellen Ullman
"The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can fly."
Edsgar Dijkstra
"The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."
Bill Gates
"Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they actually did it."
Patrik Hutchinson
"The new computer didn’t come with a manual. It came with a brain."
Dr. Who
"Software development is a continual exercise in negotiation."
Robert Martin
"A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing."
Alan Perlis
"Coding is not just about writing code. It is about solving problems."
Unknown
"The computer is a communication device. It is a means of addressing and manipulating information."
Peter Naur
"Today, most software is written by the worst software engineers on Earth. And they’re spreading."
Elliot M. Schwartz
"Programming is not about what you know; it’s about what you can figure out."
Chris Pine
"Software and cathedrals are much the same — first we build them, then we pray."
Sam Redwine
"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil."
Donald Knuth
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"There are only two kinds of programming languages: those people always bitch about and those nobody uses."
Bjarne Stroustrup
"In programming, clarity is more important than cleverness."
John Hughes
"A computer is like a bicycle for our minds."
Steve Jobs
"Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves."
Tim Berners-Lee
"I think computer science is a liberal arts discipline."
Vinton G. Cerf
"The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'We've always done it this way.'"
Grace Hopper
"If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
"Computers are not just tools, they’re the tools that change the world."
Tim Berners-Lee
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
Martin Fowler
"The secret of great ideas is that they must be uncomplicated, simple, and elegant."
John McCarthy
"Coding is not just for developers. Everyone should learn the basics."
Lisa Guo
"The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed."
William Gibson
"Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination."
Albert Einstein
"The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers."
Richard Hamming
"Computer science is the study of humanity and of technology, not just computers."
Peter Naur
"The most damaging thing you can do to programming is to call it art."
Harlan Mills
"There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses."
Bjarne Stroustrup
"The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it."
Dennis Ritchie
"Talk is cheap. Show me the code."
Linus Torvalds
"Good programmers use their brains, but good guidelines save us having to think out every small detail."
Francis Glassboro
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Arthur C. Clarke
"The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple."
Grady Booch
"In programming, clarity is more important than efficiency."
Sandi Metz
"We’re not interested in the next big thing. We’re interested in the next small thing."
Jeff Bezos
"The computer is not a tool; it’s an extension of the human mind."
John von Neumann
"It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission."
Grace Hopper
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history – with the possible exceptions of hand guns and tequila."
Mitch Ratcliffe
"If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don’t understand the problems and you don’t understand the technology."
Bruce Schneier
"The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."
B.F. Skinner
"Good code is its own best documentation."
Steve McConnell
"I don’t care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!"
Vidar Brein-Karlsen
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart."
Thomas J. Watson
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do."
Henry Ford
"There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things."
Phil Karlton
"The great thing about the computer is that it’s not afraid to fail."
Richard P. Feynman
"Programming is not about typing, it’s about thinking."
Henry P. Gavin
"The science of today is the technology of tomorrow."
Edward Teller
"I think computer science is a science. It’s an extraordinary science."
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
"Computers are like bicycles for our minds."
Steve Jobs
"The most dangerous fact about human society is that we have a good chance of being able to destroy ourselves in the foreseeable future. We are going to have to think more about our existence than we have ever thought before."
Edward Fredkin
"It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people."
Steve Jobs
"There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users': narcotics and software."
Edward Yourdon
"In programming, thinking is an important part of the process."
Donald Knuth
"Technology is anything that wasn’t around when you were born."
Alan Kay
"Good software, like wine, takes time."
Joel Spolsky
"Simplicity is the soul of efficiency."
Austin Freeman
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
Alan Kay
"First, solve the problem. Then, write the code."
John Johnson
"Computing is not about computers anymore. It is about living."
Nicholas Negroponte
"The code is not the law, but it is a law."
Paul Ford
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history—with the possible exception of handguns and tequila."
Mitch Ratliff
"Programming is like sex: One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."
Michael Sinz
"The function of good software is to make the bad software invisible."
Marvin Minsky
"The great thing about a computer programme is that once you’ve written it, you can run it as many times as you like."
John McCarthy
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."
Edsger W. Dijkstra
"The efficiency of a computer is not measured by its speed but by its ability to find the right problem to solve."
David Gerrold
"The computer does not understand things. It understands instructions."
Herb Sutter
"The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers."
Sydney J. Harris
"To err is human; but to really foul things up you need a computer."
Paul R. Ehrlich
"Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering."
Bill Gates
"What we should be doing is not only learning the tools but how to use them effectively."
Tim Berners-Lee
"If you think good architecture is expensive, try bad architecture."
Brian Foote
"You can’t have great software without a great team, and most software teams behave like dysfunctional families."
Jim McCarthy
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