Sufjan Stevens Quotes

The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

I like the computer! It's a gadget, and I love gadgets. But it's very complicated and I didn't think I'd have the time to learn.

Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven

I'm a bit of a gadget freak.

I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.

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.

Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.

I like to consider myself a tech fan. That doesn't mean I'm a tech whiz, by any means.

The short version is I'm just a total Apple fanboy. I started programming Apples in seventh grade.

We just think it's important that everybody have some technical training and background. Even though not everybody is coding but even our deals team and our designers all have GitHub accounts and they go into the code base.

I don't know how to turn on a computer.

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

It would've been amazing [to work as programmer]. You're good at numbers, you're good with people, you like to wear shorts in the summertime.

Every time you turn on your new car, you're turning on 20 microprocessors. Every time you use an ATM, you're using a computer. Every time I use a settop box or game machine, I'm using a computer. The only computer you don't know how to work is your Microsoft computer, right?

I think the seed was planted when I was a teenager, and it took me until I got out of Juilliard. At Juilliard I was just learning to be a composer, but I was also learning how to manipulate computers.

And no, I'm not a walking C++ dictionary. I do not keep every technical detail in my head at all times. If I did that, I would be a much poorer programmer. I do keep the main points straight in my head most of the time, and I do know where to find the details when I need them.

I think everyone should learn how to code.

My mom's a chemist, so she's pretty smart. I love technology and I can handle myself around a computer.

The most disastrous thing that you can ever learn is your first programming language.

Electronics was something I could always fall back on when I needed food on the table.

The thing I've always been most nerdy about is technology, in general.

The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music.

I'm the most computer illiterate human being that ever lived. My grandkids do everything for me, and then they say, "I won't even explain it to you, grandpa, 'cause you won't get it."

Hardware: This is the part of the computer that stops working when you spill beer on it.

Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code