Charles Petzold Quotes

It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.

All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school - my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

I am a programmer.

I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.

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

I think everyone should learn how to code.

The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music.

Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn

When somebody has learned how to program a computer ... You're joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make the computer do anything they can imagine.

People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird.

I never took a computer science course in college, because then it was a thing you just learned on your own.

I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system.

My first job was as a programmer. So I feel like I'm familiar with the information technology sector and the information technology culture.

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

I taught myself computer. Then Macintosh came along, and it became a really bad addiction. If I wasn't in show business, I'd have pocket protectors growing out of my chest. I do everything on it. It's kinda sick.

And, I think that is actually appropriate because I'm really not the world's best programmer, I think it's a good thing that I'm not touching the code.

Our society expects that everyone should learn to write, even though very few become professional writers. Similarly, I think that everyone should learn how to program, even though very few will become professional programmers.

I'm thinking of going to programming school. Learn how to sit down at any computer and learn to do anything on it. That's all I have left and have interest in.

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

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.

My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.

It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.

The short version is I'm just a total Apple fanboy. I started programming Apples in seventh grade.

I absolutely know how to sit in front of a computer screen, that's for sure.