A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
I have never designed a language for its own sake. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Indeed, the woes of Software Engineering are not due to lack of tools, or proper management, but largely due to lack of sufficient technical competence. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Many people tend to look at programming styles and languages like religions: if you belong to one, you cannot belong to others. But this analogy is another fallacy. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0
The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision. Niklaus Wirth Swiss Scientist More Niklaus Wirth Quotes 0