"The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known properties of mathematical notation which make it such an effective tool of thought."

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Source : "Notation as a Tool of Thought". Cvommunications of the ACM, 23 (8), (pp. 444 - 465), August 1980.

Kenneth E. Iverson

#Tools Quotes #Language Quotes #Well Known Quotes

“It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does ?”
“The humanities don't belong to some elitist group... knowledge as a whole should be embraced.”
“There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'”
“As an artist, program directors always want to put you in a little box.”
“A woman's heart is much like the moon, always changing but always has a man in it.”
“How you start your day is how you live your day.”

Source : "The Power of Receiving". Interview with Chantal Pierrat, emergingwomen.com.
“Actually, they should just roll it all back get rid of gambling...It destabilizes the U.S. economy”
“Many of us have convinced ourselves that compromise is necessary to achieve our goals, that all of our goals are not attainable so we should eliminate the extraneous, prioritize our desires, and accept less than the moon.”

Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

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