30 Quotes by Chris Hanson

So the syntax of the regular-expression language is awful; there are various incompatible forms of the language; and the quotation conventions are baroquen [sic]. While regular expression languages are domain-specific languages, they are bad ones. Part of the value of examining regular expressions is to experience how bad things can be.

A good program must be written many times. This is true of the programs we show. The first draft may not clearly separate out the concerns, but by making that draft the programmer learns the structure of the problem. We will show two different implementations, which will reveal the evolution of the program as we identify shortcomings in our draft.

We usually wait until an athlete's senior year to consider going to Arcadia.

We want to set the stage to be successful the rest of the season in Arizona. This is an opportunity to see new faces and gain some big meet experience.

Fortunately, we have a coach who knows all about defense and prepares us well. I think it's a little bit of both -- style and talent. We have confidence in the system and put in a lot of hard work.

He has some good days and some average days.

He's a very major figure, and he's also a very controversial one of course.

He is running as well as anyone I have ever coached. He's just really focused on what he's doing.

Kids who walk away from the Chandler Rotary meet as champion or even in the top three should feel a sense of accomplishment. We wouldn't miss this meet for anything.