P. J. Plauger quotes
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“My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.”
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“Where there are two bugs, there is likely to be a third.”
-- P. J. PlaugerSource : Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill
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“Don't stop with your first draft.”
-- P. J. PlaugerSource : Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill
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“By long-standing tradition, I take this opportunity to savage other designers in the thin disguise of good, clean fun.”
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“If everybody's behavior can be explained by simple stupidity and greed, there's no point in assuming a conspiracy.”
-- P. J. PlaugerSource : P. J. Plauger (1994). “Programming on purpose III: essays on software technology”, Prentice Hall
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“Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.”
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“The stored-program digital computer has three major attributes: it is fast, it is accurate, and it is stupid. The first two attributes are often used to disguise the third.”
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“I think very highly of myself. I think I'm capable of a lot of things on the field.”
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“In Holland, everyone is an expert in painting and in tulips.”
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Source : A. R. Ammons (1996). “Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues”, Univ of Michigan Pr
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