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I Think People Who Write Programs Do Have At Least A Glimmer Of Extra Insight Into The Nature Of God... Because Creating A Program Often Means That You Have To Create A Small Universe

I Remember That Mathematicians Were Telling Me In The 1960s That They Would Recognize Computer Science As A Mature Discipline When It Had 1,000 Deep Algorithms. I Think We've Probably Reached 500.

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.

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.

When You Write A Program, Think Of It Primarily As A Work Of Literature. You're Trying To Write Something That Human Beings Are Going To Read. Don't Think Of It Primarily As Something A Computer Is Going To Follow. The More Effective You Are At Making Your Program Readable, The More Effective It's Going To Be: You'll Understand It Today, You'll Understand It Next Week, And Your Successors Who Are Going To Maintain And Modify It Will Understand It.