The computer is incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid. Man is unbelievably slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. The marriage of the two is a force beyond calculation.
计算机非常快、准确且愚蠢。人类非常慢、不准确且聪明。两者的结合是一种无法计算的力量。
The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.
学习一种新编程语言的唯一方法是用它编写程序。
The key to performance is elegance, not battalions of special cases.
性能的关键在于优雅，而不是大量的特殊情况。
The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build.
软件开发中最重要的一个方面是明确你试图构建什么。
A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing.
一种不影响你编程思维方式的语言，不值得学习。
The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.
抽象的目的不是模糊，而是创建一个新的语义层次，在这个层次上可以绝对精确。
The most important property of a program is whether it accomplishes the intention of its user.
程序最重要的属性是它是否实现了用户的意图。
Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.
编程是告诉另一个人我们希望计算机做什么的艺术。
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。