Well, if you talk about programming to a group of programmers who use the same language, they can become almost evangelistic about the language. They form a tight-knit community, hold to certain beliefs, and follow certain rules in their programming. It’s like a church with a programming language for a Bible. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Some people suggest that machines would be friendlier if input could be in a natural language. But natural language is probably the worst kind of input because it can be quite ambiguous. The process of retrieving information from the computer would be so time-consuming that you would be better off spending that time getting the information directly from an expert. -- Gary Kildall (inventor of CP/M, one of the first OS for the micro).

Good ideas are out there for anyone with the wit and the will to find them. -- Malcolm Gladwell, Who says big ideas are rare?

If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as lines produced but as lines spent. -- Edsger Dijkstra

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. -- Sherlock Holmes

C’s great for what it’s great for. -- Ben Hoyts (micropledge)

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ~Mark Caine

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. –Marie Curie

Success is...knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others. ~ John C. Maxwell