Bill Bryson Quotes

I became convinced that the whole essence of the computer revolution is interactivity. That was very early in my career. At the time I did that it was heresy.

The rise of Google, the rise of Facebook, the rise of Apple, I think are proof that there is a place for computer science as something that solves problems that people face every day.

Software makes the world go round.

For those who wish to stay and work in computer science or technology, fields badly in need of their services, let’s roll out the welcome mat.

Computer science is the operating system for all innovation.

The tech industry used to be home to a disproportionate number of misfits and weirdos. Geeks. Nerds. People who needed to know how machines worked: needed to take them apart, make them better, and put them back together again.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.

I always considered programming as being like modern-day wizardry. You could think of things in your mind and then make them happen.

When you learn to code, it opens up for you to learn many other things.

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.

The computing field is always in need of new cliches.

Today, there are industries employing hundreds of thousands of engineers creating artificial intelligence.

I'm into computers and have been for a while.

When I was younger, I would look at a game with computers and still be fascinated by the possibilities.

I've always had a passion for the tech industry, and I like to help build interesting products.

My dad got me an iMac, and I spent my whole childhood with my eyes glued to it. I was technically savvy and knew how to make it work for me.

When I started working with a computer, to me it was kind of like animating with a backhoe. But when you see the results, it just blows your mind.

I got my first computer at the age of 6. To me, it was magic. By the time I was 12, I wanted to know the secrets behind the wizardry, and that started my journey toward computer programming. This was the early 1990s, when computers weren't built for the mass market.

Computers are merely ingenious devices to fulfill unimportant functions. The computer revolution is an explosion of nonsense.

This is a software-powered world.

I despise computers in many ways. I think they’re hopelessly underevolved and overrated.

I am a programmer.

We're losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science. We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential.

I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system.