The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed.
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.
- Niklaus Wirth
Programming is usually taught by examples. - Niklaus Wirth
Programming is usually taught by examples.
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps. - Niklaus Wirth
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.
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 …
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.
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…
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