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A compiler is a program that translates an input language into an output language. The Dragon Book (Compilers etc) - approximate quote
A few quotations that could be used on this site.
Write code that even dumb people can understand, because, even if you don't realise it, you are one. mjb at nomlang.org
If you want to heal your eyes, look at the clouds. The Guru
Did you forget to walk barefoot on the grass? The Guru
If you can use a boomerang, then don't use a bow and arrow. If you can use a stick, then dont use a boomerang. The Guru
If you've heard of XML, then let it go. "Why" or The Hobix site author
They've got cars big as bars They've got rivers of gold But the wind goes right through you It's no place for the old The Pogues
And I will never grow so old again. Van Morrison, "Sweet Thing"
Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? Leonard Cohen
Its better to know a knot and not need a knot than to need a knot and not know a knot. Scouts Lore
As poor as a king without a poet. Irish saying
What is a name? A reference. What is more real: the world or the story-world? The Guru
The men give kuyu (meat) to the women and the women give miyi (vegetables) to the men. This is reciprocity. Warlpiri Saying
Why is the sun (le soleil) masculine and the moon (la lune) feminine? Because they married each other and they belong together even though they are opposites. Cadaques Jordi
By weaving, we maintain the order of the universe. Kogi Saying
If you want to learn how to do something, then watch the animals and insects, and learn from them. Kogi Saying
Eat when you are hungry, drink when you are thirsty Buddist saying
No walking baby nephews in the park Sign in a park in a Michael Leunig cartoon
If you see something strange and unusual, enjoy it while you can. Leunig cartoon
That is the last of a long series of straws. Groucho Marx, when the audience rushed outside to look at a donkey.
When you tell a story, try to have point! From the movie "Dumb and dumber".
In America people drive on the right side of the road, in England they drive on the left. In India, it is optional. The Guru
My words are like the stars that never change. Chief Seattle
The purpose of a bowl is exactly where it is not. Daoist saying.
A compiler is a program that translates an input language into an output language. The Dragon Book (Compilers etc) - approximate quote
Any nom translation script can translate itself to create the same translator in a different language. This translated translator can then translate the nom translator, and so on. mjb at nomlang dot org
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you can get what you need. The Rolling Stones
The cleverman spoke precisely, humanity he said was done It’s creed of greed could not proceed if our struggle’s to be won. Kev Carmody
The cat can look at the king. Saying
If you are going to fall anyway, jump! Saying
Que nos quiten lo bailao Spanish Untranslatable Saying of great profundity.
Smart is the dumb person's word for intelligent Seinfeld
Nobody knows who they are working for. Colombian saying
En casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo. (In the blacksmith's house, the spoon is wooden) Spanish saying
This is how you learn a language: listen carefully, repeat faithfully, express freely. mjb at nomlang.org, world-leading expert in nom, and hobby programmer
The monkey knows which tree it is climbing up. Colombian saying
You cannot be serious! John McEnroe, tennis player, said to umpire
Everything comes to its end at exactly the right moment, including us. The Guru
Knowledge does not occupy space. Spanish saying
A lier is found out before a lame person. Spanish saying
You can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. African saying
Fortune is like a woman: if you reject her today, do not expect to meet with her tomorrow. Napoleon
I can think of nothing but you and that French fleet. Admiral Nelson, in a letter to his lover.
Do you like my watch? Its a family heirloom. My grandfather sold it to me on his death bed. Woody Allen
Computers have no practical purpose. But they can be interesting toys that show us what is not important. Mjb at nomlang.org
The only thing that you will remember, are your walks. The Guru
If a computer can do it, then it doesn't matter. The Guru
Question: How can you tell a pilot at a party? Answer: He'll soon tell you. Silly Joke
Grammar is the syntax of the universe. Trueism
No programmer, at the end of his life, wishes he had spent more time in front of a computer. Jeff Atwood, somewhere on his blog
Writing a blog changed my life. Jeff Atwood, somewhere on his blog
Our civilization is going to collapse under the weight of its own complexity. Chuck Moore, inventor of the incomparable Forth system
Most compilers for commonly used languages are, as far as I know, recursive descent. Robert Nystrom, author of "Crafting Interpreters", somewhere on his blog
Traveller, there is no path. You make the path as you walk. Traveller, there is no path. Your tracks are the path, and when you look behind, you will see the road that never again you will traverse. Traveller, there is no path, just the wake that is left in the sea. Antonio Machado