C++ is history repeated as tragedy. Java is history repeated as farce. -- Scott McKay
I think it is wise, and only honest, to warn you that my goal is immodest. It is not my purpose to "transfer knowledge" to you that, subsequently, you can forget again. My purpose is no less than to effectuate in each of you a noticeable, irreversable change. I want you to gain, for the rest of your lives, the insight that beautiful proofs are not "found" by trial anf error but are the result of a consciously applied design discipline. I want you to raise your quality standards. I mean, if 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself "Dijkstra would not have liked this", well, that would be enough immortality for me. -- E. W. Dijkstra
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. -- Dr. Seuss
For complex systems, the compiler and development environment need to be in the same language that its supporting. It's the only way to grow code. -- Alan Kay
Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. -- Ancient Eastern adage
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. -- Bertrand Russell
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. –Arthur Ashe
The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible battles inside all of us--that's where it's at. –Jesse Owens
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. –Farrah Gray
Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt