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)
Programming is usually taught by examples. (Niklaus Wirth)
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)
I know of a particular, very large software producer that explicitly assumes that design takes 20 of developers' time, and debugging takes 80. (Niklaus Wirth)
Yet, 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)
In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. (Niklaus Wirth)
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)
Software development is technical activity conducted by human beings. (Niklaus Wirth)
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)
The creative activity of programming - to be distinguished from coding - is usually taught by examples serving to exhibit certain techniques. (Niklaus Wirth)
It is evidently necessary to generate and test candidates for solutions in some systematic manner. (Niklaus Wirth)
But active programming consists of the design of new programs, rather than contemplation of old programs. (Niklaus Wirth)
My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers. (Niklaus Wirth)
Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps. (Niklaus Wirth)
Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples. (Niklaus Wirth)