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Alan Perlis

8 quotes

Who is Alan Perlis? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. Their thinking spans from Technology to Science, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 11 of Alan Perlis's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Technology, Science, Computers, Learning, and Intelligence. Start here and see if you agree: "A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God."

“It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.”

— Alan Perlis

Education

All Quotes by Alan Perlis

“If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.”

— Alan Perlis

Computers

“I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.”

— Alan Perlis

Technology

“Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.”

— Alan Perlis

Science

“A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.”

— Alan Perlis

God

“In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.”

— Alan Perlis

Computers

“In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm.”

— Alan Perlis

Technology

“It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.”

— Alan Perlis

Education

“You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.”

— Alan Perlis

Attitude