Guido van Rossum Quotes

After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either.

Web servers are written in C, and if they're not, they're written in Java or C++, which are C derivatives, or Python or Ruby, which are implemented in C.

If you're talking about Java in particular, Python is about the best fit you can get amongst all the other languages. Yet the funny thing is, from a language point of view, JavaScript has a lot in common with Python, but it is sort of a restricted subset.

Programming is usually taught by examples.

C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly strong for the basic system-type things.

'Programming' is a four-letter word.

Low-level programming is good for the programmer's soul.

As a kid, I was always into art at the same time as computers, and eventually I realised I was making more interesting stuff with my keyboard than with my hands. I really enjoyed modifying computer games more than playing them, so that got me into programming.

I wanted to make an explicitly educational comic that taught readers the concepts I covered in my introductory programming class. That's what 'Secret Coders' is. It's both a fun story about a group of tweens who discover a secret coding school, and an explanation of some foundational ideas in computer science.

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today.

With 'Scratch,' you create computer programs by snapping together graphical programming blocks, much like LEGO bricks, without any of the obscure syntax and punctuation of traditional programming languages. After creating an interactive 'Scratch' project, you can share it on the 'Scratch' website, just as you would share videos on YouTube.

You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.

It's incredibly hard to program a network from scratch for 24 hours.

I didn't do programming language stuff in college at all.

Java is C++ without the guns, clubs and knives.

In this beginner-friendly book, called 'Learn to Program with Minecraft,' you will learn how to do cool things in Minecraft using the Python programming language. No prior programming experience is needed.

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.

After graduating in 1973 I went into the programming field.

C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around.

With .NET once an API is published it's available to all programming languages at the same time.

Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.

My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes.

It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.

It's very hard to explain to people who don't program, but the object-oriented programming system made programming the Mac and iPhone so easy.

If you have an analytical bent like I do, going back to my days as a programmer, you like to ask questions.