Every expert was once a beginner.
If POSIX threads are a good thing, perhaps I don't want to know what they're better than.
There's nothing in computing that can't be broken by another level of indirection.
Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming.
Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing.
Narrowness of experience leads to narrowness of imagination
Such is modern computing: everything simple is made too complicated because it's easy to fiddle with; everything complicated stays complicated because it's hard to fix.
The Kremlin is constantly changing the rules of the game to suit its purposes. We are not playing chess, we're playing roulette.
I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
I miss my grandmother every day. I miss her vitality, her interest in the lives of others, her courage and determination, her perceptive wisdom, her calm in the face of all difficulties, her steadfast belief in the British people and above all her unstoppable sense of mischievous humour.