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Alan Perlis

Computer Science is embarrassed by the computer.

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Alan Perlis means that the field of computer science often struggles with the limitations and flaws of actual computers, which can make theoretical ideas seem less impressive or practical. In other words, the reality of hardware and software challenges sometimes undermines the elegance and ambitions of computer science as a discipline.

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