The Lurking Suspicion That Something

Computer Science Has As Much To Do With Computers As Astronomy Has To Do With Telescopes.

If In Physics There's Something You Don't Understand, You Can Always Hide Behind The Uncharted Depths Of Nature. You Can Always Blame God. You Didn't Make It So Complex Yourself. But If Your Program Doesn't Work, There Is No One To Hide Behind. You Cannot Hide Behind An Obstinate Nature. If It Doesn't Work, You've Messed Up.

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.

If There Is One 'scientific' Discovery I Am Proud Of, It Is The Discovery Of The Habit Of Writing Without Publication In Mind.

The Lurking Suspicion That Something Could Be Simplified Is The World's Richest Source Of Rewarding Challenges.