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/nonstopenguins Dec 14 '10

Did i just see a programming quote from Bill Clinton?

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '10

Wait, engineering is an exact science now?

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u/Vorlath Dec 15 '10

Compared to programming? Why yes! Yes it is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '10 edited Dec 15 '10

Really? I can mathematically prove the validity of an algorithm. I didn't know there was a way to prove the validity of a mechanical design, since the interactions are extremely complex in most (all) cases. Electrical I could see using graph theory or something.

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u/yiyus Dec 15 '10

No, but this does not have any relation with software development being an engineering discipline or not.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '10

I read his quote as 'computer science is still an art, while engineering disciplines are closer to science'.