Alan Perlis on Lisp (programming language)
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“A Lisp programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.”
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“Pascal is for building pyramids -- imposing, breathtaking, static structures built by armies pushing heavy blocks into place. Lisp is for building organisms -- imposing, breathtaking, dynamic structures built by squads fitting fluctuating myriads of simpler organisms into place.”