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Niklaus Wirth Quotes

Good engineering is characterized by gradual, stepwise refinement of products that yields increased performance under given constraints and with given resources Picture Quote #1

Our ultimate goal is extensible programming (EP). By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system Picture Quote #1

But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity Picture Quote #1

The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed Picture Quote #1

Programs should be written and polished until they acquire publication quality Picture Quote #1

Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster Picture Quote #1

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Reliable and transparent programs are usually not in the interest of the designer Picture Quote #1

Programming is usually taught by examples Picture Quote #1

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps Picture Quote #1

It is evidently necessary to generate and test candidates for solutions in some systematic manner Picture Quote #1

I have never designed a language for its own sake Picture Quote #1

Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster Picture Quote #1

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My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers Picture Quote #1

During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible Picture Quote #1

Our ultimate goal is extensible programming. By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system Picture Quote #1

I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages Picture Quote #1

Usually its users discover sooner or later that their program does not deliver all the desired results, or worse, that the results requested were not the ones really needed Picture Quote #1

A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want Picture Quote #1

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The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to a significant degree of detail by a single individual, should probably not be built Picture Quote #1

A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do Picture Quote #1

The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision Picture Quote #1

Many people tend to look at programming styles and languages like religions: if you belong to one, you cannot belong to others. But this analogy is another fallacy Picture Quote #1

Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples Picture Quote #1

My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation Picture Quote #1

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Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated Picture Quote #1

But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs Picture Quote #1

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Good engineering is characterized by gradual, stepwise refinement of products that yields increased performance under given constraints and with given resources. (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Our ultimate goal is extensible programming (EP). By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensible luxury, but a simple necessity (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Programs should be written and polished until they acquire publication quality (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Reliable and transparent programs are usually not in the interest of the designer (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Programming is usually taught by examples (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) It is evidently necessary to generate and test candidates for solutions in some systematic manner (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) I have never designed a language for its own sake (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Our ultimate goal is extensible programming. By this, we mean the construction of hierarchies of modules, each module adding new functionality to the system (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) I am convinced that there is a need for high quality software, and the time will come when it will be recognized that it is worth investing effort in its development and in using a careful, structured approach based on safe, structured languages (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Usually its users discover sooner or later that their program does not deliver all the desired results, or worse, that the results requested were not the ones really needed (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) A primary cause of complexity is that software vendors uncritically adopt almost any feature that users want (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) The belief that complex systems require armies of designers and programmers is wrong. A system that is not understood in its entirety, or at least to a significant degree of detail by a single individual, should probably not be built (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Many people tend to look at programming styles and languages like religions: if you belong to one, you cannot belong to others. But this analogy is another fallacy (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated (Niklaus Wirth Quotes) But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs (Niklaus Wirth Quotes)