Programs Are Meant To Be Read By

People Think That Computer Science Is The Art Of Geniuses But The Actual Reality Is The Opposite, Just Many People Doing Things That Build On Each Other, Like A Wall Of Mini Stones.

The Process Of Preparing Programs For A Digital Computer Is Especially Attractive, Not Only Because It Can Economically And Scientifically Rewarding, But Also Because It Can Be An Aesthetic Experience Much Like Composing Poetry Or Music.

Tex Has Found At Least One Bug In Every Pascal Compiler It's Been Run On, I Think, And At Least Two In Every C Compiler

The Most Important Thing In The Kitchen Is The Waste Paper Basket And It Needs To Be Centrally Located.

My First Program Taught Me A Lot About The Errors That I Was Going To Be Making In The Future, And Also About How To Find Errors. That's Sort Of The Story Of My Life, Making Errors And Trying To Recover From Them. I Try To Get Things Correct. I Probably Obsess About Not Making Too Many Mistakes.