P. J. Plauger Quotes

United States, Author
January 13, 1944

Phillip James (Bill) Plauger (born January 13, 1944, Petersburg, West Virginia) is an author, entrepreneur and computer programmer. He has written and co-written articles and books about programming style, software tools, and the C programming language, as well as works of science fiction.

Also known as Programmer, Entrepreneur

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off forever.

P. J. Plauger
The stored-program digital computer has three major attributes: it is fast, it is accurate, and it is stupid. The first two attributes are often used to disguise the third.

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- Stupid
- Two
- Digital

Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.

P. J. Plauger
- Should
- Lines
- Ada
Where there are two bugs, there is likely to be a third.

P. J. Plauger
- Two
- Bugs
- Thirds
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.

P. J. Plauger
If everybody's behavior can be explained by simple stupidity and greed, there's no point in assuming a conspiracy.

P. J. Plauger
- Simple
- Greed
- Stupidity
By long-standing tradition, I take this opportunity to savage other

P. J. Plauger
- Long
- Fun
- Opportunity
Don't stop with your first draft.

P. J. Plauger
- Stop
- Firsts