Alan Perlis Quotes

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses. - Alan Perlis

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works. - Alan Perlis

The string is a stark data structure and everywhere it is passed there is much duplication of process. It is a perfect vehicle for hiding information. - Alan Perlis

The computing field is always in need of new cliches. - Alan Perlis

Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon. - Alan Perlis

Symmetry is a complexity-reducing concept (co-routines include subroutines); seek it everywhere. - Alan Perlis

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress. - Alan Perlis

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. - Alan Perlis

One man's constant is another man's variable. - Alan Perlis

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