Epigrams in Programming

  1. It is the user who should parameterize procedures, not their creators.

  2. The cybernetic exchange between man, computer and algorithm is like a game of musical chairs: The frantic search for balance always leaves one of the three standing ill at ease.

  3. If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.

  4. A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

  5. Prolonged contact with the computer turns mathematicians into clerks and vice versa.