Grace Hopper Quotes

The art of programming is the art of organizing complexity.

What is the central core of the subject [computer science]? What is it that distinguishes it from the separate subjects with which it is related? What is the linking thread which gathers these disparate branches into a single discipline. My answer to these questions is simple -it is the art of programming a computer. It is the art of designing efficient and elegant methods of getting a computer to solve problems, theoretical or practical, small or large, simple or complex. It is the art of translating this design into an effective and accurate computer program.

Programming is not a science. Programming is a craft.

If you've never programmed a computer, you should. There's nothing like it in the whole world. When you program a computer, it does exactly what you tell it to do. It's like designing a machine — any machine, like a car, like a faucet, like a gas-hinge for a door — using math and instructions. It's awesome in the truest sense: it can fill you with awe.

I grew up as a computer scientist, and I've always been fascinated by algorithms.

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 think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it's a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.

Building Oracle is like doing math puzzles as a kid.

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

A good programming language is a conceptual universe for thinking about programming.

When somebody has learned how to program a computer ... You're joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make the computer do anything they can imagine.

A programming language is a tool that has profound influence on our thinking habits.

There are people who actually like programming. I dont understand why they like programming.

Learn when and how to use different data structures and their algorithms in your own code. This is harder as a student, as the problem assignments you'll work through just won't impart this knowledge. That's fine.

I am a programmer.

Writing software is a very intense, very personal thing. You have to have time to work your way through it, to understand it. Then debug it.

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.

People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones.

I can't live without my smartphone, but I really geek on coding. It's not so much technology that I like, but puzzle solving.

I'm a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders.

Code writers, they are my idols.

To me, mathematics, computer science, and the arts are insanely related. They're all creative expressions.

A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity where you sit in an office with the door closed all day and write lots of code.

I was a programmer.

It's something special being able to build a program up.