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Quote #683 A Good Programming Language Is A Conceptual Universe For Thinking About Programming.
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A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about
programming.
-- A. Perlis
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APL is a natural extension of assembler language programming
...and is best for educational purposes. -- A. Perli...
Quote #20 A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
APL is a natural extension of assembler language programming
...and is best for educational purposes. -- Alan J. Perli...
Quote #5 Here is a classic example of a language feature which combines danger to the programmer with difficulty for the implementor.
-- C.A.R. Hoare, "Hints on programming language design" [ STAN-CS-73-403 (AIM-224), p....
A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.
The language provides a programmer with a set of conceptual tool
if these are inadequate for the task, they will simply be ignored....