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Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many.

Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate.

In the beginning, there were Real Programmers.

Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.

You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.

It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.

In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.

Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical expertise and experience. We have developed 'Scratch' as a new type of programming language, which is much more accessible.

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.

It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.