Quotes & Sayings About Computer Science Students

I have met bright students in computer science who have never seen the source code of a large program. They may be good at writing small programs, but they can't begin to learn the different skills of writing large ones if they can't see how others have done it. — Richard Stallman

When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students. — Alan Perlis

The most advanced computer science programs in the world, and over the course of the Computer Center's life, thousands of students passed — Malcolm Gladwell

The issues involved are sufficiently important that courses are now moving out of the philosophy departments and into mainstream computer science. And they affect everyone. Many of the students attracted to these courses are not technology majors, and many of the topics we discuss relate to ethical challenges that transcend the computer world. — D. Michael Quinn

The best computer science students at Stanford were some of the best computer science students anywhere. Under Clark they gathered together into a new, potent force. 'The difference was phenomenal, for me. I don't know how many people around me noticed. But my God I noticed. The first manifestation was when all of these people started coming up and wanting to be part of my project.' That — Michael Lewis

What use could the humanities be in a digital age? University students focusing on the humanities may end up, at least in their parents' nightmares, as dog-walkers for those majoring in computer science. But, for me, the humanities are not only relevant but also give us a toolbox to think seriously about ourselves and the world. — Nicholas Kristof

BASIC is a language invented in 1964 to provide computer access to non-science students. — Anonymous