Computers and programmers (Bryson)

September 25th, 2008  |  Published in Humor and Satire, Quotes, Technology  |  1 Comment

A computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a dangerously perfect match.

—Bill Bryson, I’m a Stranger Here Myself (Broadway Books: 1999), p. 168.

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  1. Ched says:

    September 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pm (#)

    Nice.

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