The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
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I always considered programming as being like modern-day wizardry. You could think of things in your mind and then make them happen.
Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul.
Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming.
There was something amazingly enticing about programming.
Programming is usually taught by examples.
The best books are the ones that ask the most questions.
Even though I had the talent, programming just didn't feel right. I never considered it very seriously. Some people get gratification from bending a machine to their will. I didn't.
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.
Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.
Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.
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