Donald Knuth

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Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.

From The Art of Computer Programming

The art of programming is the art of organizing complexity.

From The Art of Computer Programming

A programming language is a tool for expressing ideas.

From The Art of Computer Programming

You should measure the time it takes to execute your algorithms.

From The Art of Computer Programming

An algorithm must be seen to be believed.

From The Art of Computer Programming

Good programmers know what to write. Great programmers know what to rewrite.

From The Art of Computer Programming

Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

From The Art of Computer Programming

The best way to get a good idea is to get lots of ideas.

From The Art of Computer Programming

The real problem is that programmers have spent far too much time worrying about efficiency in the wrong places and at the wrong times.

From The Art of Computer Programming

It is better to have an approximate answer to the right problem than an exact answer to the wrong problem.

From The Art of Computer Programming