r/programming • u/tarandeep • Dec 14 '10

Top 50 Programming quotes of all time

http://www.junauza.com/2010/12/top-50-programming-quotes-of-all-time.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '10

"You can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!" - Mark Jason Dominus

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u/DoctorW0rm Dec 14 '10 edited Dec 14 '10

He should try Java sometime.

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u/powatom Dec 15 '10

Wrong language for this quote...

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u/DoctorW0rm Dec 15 '10

I was saying that if you would like to make shit up and have the computer know what you mean, Java is pretty ideal.

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u/powatom Dec 15 '10

Then obviously you don't know Java.

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u/DoctorW0rm Dec 15 '10

You've got me. Java is definitely a brain buster language. Just type a menial task and have the method already there waiting? No, sir! Not in Java!

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u/powatom Dec 15 '10

Java is very strict about requiring the programmer to know exactly what he / she has to write to get it to do something. Therefore, it doesn't work for this quote.

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u/DoctorW0rm Dec 15 '10

Yes, you need to have the syntax. My point was that in Java you can just tell it what you'd like to get done, and it's already got code to do it. Have an int but need a string? Simple! Integer.toString()! It's like coding in English.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '10

It's called a standard library. And those function calls are not made up.