Quote #4
The princicples of modularity, simplicity, or orthogonality, insofar as they
contribute to overall simplicity, are an excellent means to an end; but as a
substitute for simplicity they are very questionable. Since in practice they
have proved to be a technically more difficult achievement than simplicity,
it is foolish to accept them as primary objectives.
-- C.A.R. Hoare, "Hints on programming language design"
[STAN-CS-73-403 (AIM-224), p.7]
The princicples of modularity, simplicity, or orthogonality, insofar as they
contribute to overall simplicity, are an excellent means to an end; but as a
substitute for simplicity they are very questionable. Since in practice they
have proved to be a technically more difficult achievement than simplicity,
it is foolish to accept them as primary objectives.
-- C.A.R. Hoare, "Hints on programming language design"
[STAN-CS-73-403 (AIM-224), p.7]
Related:
- The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.
-- C.... - Quote #5
Here is a classic example of a language feature which combines danger to the
programmer with difficulty for the implementor.
C.A.R. Hoare, "Hints on programming language design"... - Quote #6
The more I ponder the principles of language design,
and the techniques which put them into practice... - Seek simplicity,
and distrust it... - Quote #644
The price of reliability is the pursuit of utmost simplicity.
It is a price which the very rich find most hard... - Quote #650
Simplex Veri Sigillum -
simplicity is the seal of... - Don't edit reality for the sake of
simplicity... - Simplicity does not precede complexity,
but follows it... - Simplicity is always a virtue.
--
Edward...
