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55: LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.

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Alan Jay Perlis (April 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990) was an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in programming languages, most notably as a member of the team that developed the ALGOL programming language. He was the first recipient of the prestigious ACM Turing Award .

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19: A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing.

There is an appreciated substance to the phrase "ALGOL-like" which is often used in arguments about programming, languages and computation. ALGOL appears to be a durable model, and even flourishes under surgery — be it explorative, plastic, or amputative.

42: You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.

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