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You were supposed to give the person candy.... (Score:1)

by matt.fowles (8259) on 2007.11.10 17:21 (#58972)

When someone says ``I want a programming language in which I need only say what I wish done,'' give him a lollipop. -- Alan Perlis

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  by chromatic (983)
  
  That's funny. I had forgotten that "It should be possible to translate specifications into defect-free programs automatically" was a full-sentence false cognate with "I like candy". Another fun fact is that "Programming is like construction or (manufacturing)" is a full-sentence false cognate with "I know very little about building software and construction (or manufacturing)."

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