If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of fiddling with array indexes and worrying whether X is an integer or a real number, we can begin to focus on programming as a source of ideas.
If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of fiddling with array indexes and worrying whether X is an integer… - Hal Abelson
If we can dispel the delusion that learning about computers should be an activity of fiddling with array indexes and worrying whether X is an integer…
- Hal Abelson
We have also obtained a glimpse of another crucial idea about languages and program design. This is the approach of statified design, the notion that… - Hal Abelson
We have also obtained a glimpse of another crucial idea about languages and program design. This is the approach of statified design, the notion that…
First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just a way of getting a computer to perform operations but rather that it is a n… - Hal Abelson
First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just a way of getting a computer to perform operations but rather that it is a n…
Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of Unix, although they should have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievem… - Hal Abelson
Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of Unix, although they should have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievem…
The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think. - Hal Abelson
The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think.
There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion. - Hal Abelson
There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.
What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes. - Hal Abelson
What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes.
A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as a framework within… - Hal Abelson
A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as a framework within…
Universities are meant to pass the torch of civilization. - Hal Abelson
Universities are meant to pass the torch of civilization.
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