The Tools We Use Have

We Are All Shaped By The Tools We Use, In Particular: The Formalisms We Use Shape Our Thinking Habits, For Better Or For Worse, And That Means That We Have To Be Very Careful In The Choice Of What We Learn And Teach, For Unlearning Is Not Really Possible.

The Ability Of Discerning High Quality Unavoidably Implies The Ability Of Identifying Shortcomings.

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

We Shall Do A Much Better Programming Job, Provided That We Approach The Task With A Full Appreciation Of Its Tremendous Difficulty, Provided That We Stick To Modest And Elegant Programming Languages, Provided That We Respect The Intrinsic Limitations Of The Human Mind And Approach The Task As Very Humble Programmers.

It Is Practically Impossible To Teach Good Programming To Students That Have Had A Prior Exposure To Basic: As Potential Programmers They Are Mentally Mutilated Beyond Hope Of Regeneration.