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Re: Who said that?



On the theory that programming is like teaching someone who is 
incredibly stupid? :)

Robby

On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 08:57  AM, Trevis Rothwell wrote:

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>
> If we're thinking of the same quote, then Alan Perlis said that,
> and it goes like:
>
> "You think you know when you learn, are more sure when you can
> write, even more when you can teach, but certain when you can
> program."
>
> I thought it was printed somewhere in SICP, but I may be
> mistaken...  :-)
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Leung" <akhleung@earthlink.net>
> To: <ll1-discuss@ai.mit.edu>
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:25 AM
> Subject: Who said that?
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> there's a quote whose source and exact wording I can't recall.
> The
> sentiment goes something like: "When you read about it, [blank];
> when
> you can teach it, [another blank]; when you can program it, you
> understand."  Does anyone know what this quote is?
>
> Aaron
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