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Alan Jay Perlis


Born
in New Haven, Connecticut, The United States
April 01, 1922

Died
February 07, 1990

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An American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and was the first recipient of the Turing Award.

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“One man's constant is another man's variable.”
― Alan Perlis
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“The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland, but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.”
― Alan Perlis
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“When someone says "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done," give him a lollipop.”
― Alan Perlis
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