Re: Multiplicity, Change and MV

From: x <x_at_not-exists.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:31:12 +0300
Message-ID: <e2570a$fuk$1@emma.aioe.org>

"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:xO51g.61667$VV4.1151927_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...

> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD04xx/EWD498.html

> What EWD said about COBOL goes triple for Pick.

Thanks for the link. I specially like these ones:

"Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's
native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer."

"Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics;
the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians."

"By claiming that they can contribute to software engineering, the soft
scientists make themselves even more ridiculous. (Not less dangerous, alas!) In spite of its name, software engineering requires (cruelly) hard science for its support. "

"In the good old days physicists repeated each other's experiments, just to
be sure. Today they stick to FORTRAN, so that they can share each other's programs, bugs included. "

"Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability."

I noticed they were written when I was 2 years and 5 days old :-) Received on Wed Apr 19 2006 - 06:31:12 CDT