Comments on: Motivational John McCarthy Posters

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:49:11 +0000

I think that is a bon mot regarding Oscar Wilde. Here is the footnote from SICP: Lisp obeys the convention that every expression has a value. This convention, together with the old reputation of Lisp as an inefficient language, is the source of the quip by Alan Perlis (paraphrasing Oscar Wilde) that ``Lisp programmers know the value of everything but the cost of nothing.''

By: George

George — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:48:31 +0000

I like Perlis quote: “A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.”

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:02 +0000

Definitely. Here are two more: Alan Perlis and Edsger W. Dijkstra.

By: George

George — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:37:00 +0000

I like he quote ‘When there’s a will to fail, obstacles can be found.’ . Applies to so many people.