The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.

Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

Don't blame me for the fact that competent programming, as I view it as an intellectual possibility, will be too difficult for 'the average programmer', you must not fall into the trap of rejecting a surgical technique because it is beyond the capabilities of the barber in his shop around the corner.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.