The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to a significant degree of detail by a single individual, should probably not be built.
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps. - Niklaus Wirth
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.
- Niklaus Wirth
Programming is usually taught by examples. - Niklaus Wirth
Programming is usually taught by examples.
Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples. - Niklaus Wirth
Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples.
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. - Niklaus Wirth
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.
A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want. - Niklaus Wirth
A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want.
Increasingly, people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication, which is baffling -- the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than … - Niklaus Wirth
Increasingly, people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication, which is baffling -- the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than …
C++ is an insult to the human brain - Niklaus Wirth
C++ is an insult to the human brain
The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to… - Niklaus Wirth
The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to…
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. - Niklaus Wirth
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.
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