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

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

Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of Unix, although they should have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievem…

- Hal Abelson

The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think.

- 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.

- Hal Abelson

What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes.

- 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…

- Hal Abelson

Universities are meant to pass the torch of civilization.

- Hal Abelson