Kenneth E. Iverson - Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: f

Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the characteristics of the early computers, and each generation of computers reflects the needs of the programming languages of the preceding generation.

- Kenneth E. Iverson

source: "Notation as a Tool of Thought". Cvommunications of the ACM, 23 (8), (pp. 444 - 465), August 1980.

topic: Design, Circularity, Needs