Quotes by : Alan Perlis

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

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.

In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.

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

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making....

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We....