76 Quotes by Alan Perlis

LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.

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

The computing field is always in need of new cliches.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

Every program has two purposes: The one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't.

Optimization hinders evolution.

You think you KNOW when you learn, are more sure when you can write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can program.